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mali meaning in Sanskrit

मालिन् mālin

/ˈmɑːli//ˈmɑli/

mali in Sanskrit: मालिन् (mālin), मालिनी (mālinī). In English, mali means a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.

Sanskrit words for mali

South Asian gardener
मालिन् mālin, मालिनी mālinī

English meaning of mali

  1. noun A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
  2. noun Money, cash.

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Questions about mali in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of mali in Sanskrit?
Mali in Sanskrit is मालिन् (mālin), मालिनी (mālinī).
mali इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Mali: मालिन् (mālin), मालिनी (mālinī).
What does mali mean in English?
Mali means a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mali (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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