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livelihood meaning in Sanskrit

आजीविक ājīvika

/ˈlaɪvlihʊd//ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

livelihood in Sanskrit: आजीविक (ājīvika), आजीव (ājīva), जीवित (jīvitá), आहार (āhāra). In English, livelihood means a means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

Sanskrit words for livelihood

livelihood, profession
आजीविक ājīvika
livelihood
आजीव ājīva, जीवित jīvitá, आहार āhāra
livelihood, means of living
जीवन jīvaná

English meaning of livelihood

  1. noun A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
  2. noun Property which brings in an income; an estate.
  3. noun Liveliness; appearance of life.
  4. noun The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

Full definition of livelihood

livelihood in a sentence

  • an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow

Synonyms of livelihood

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Questions about livelihood in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of livelihood in Sanskrit?
Livelihood in Sanskrit is आजीविक (ājīvika), आजीव (ājīva), जीवित (jīvitá), आहार (āhāra).
livelihood इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Livelihood: आजीविक (ājīvika), आजीव (ājīva), जीवित (jīvitá), आहार (āhāra).
What does livelihood mean in English?
Livelihood means a means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “livelihood”: आजीव, आजीविक, आहार, जीवन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: livelihood (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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