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middle finger meaning in Sanskrit

मध्यम madhyamá

/ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)/

middle finger in Sanskrit: मध्यम (madhyamá). In English, middle finger means the finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.

Sanskrit words for middle finger

middle finger
मध्यम madhyamá

English meaning of middle finger

  1. noun The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
  2. noun An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
  3. noun An insult directed at someone.

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Questions about middle finger in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of middle finger in Sanskrit?
Middle finger in Sanskrit is मध्यम (madhyamá).
middle finger इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Middle finger: मध्यम (madhyamá).
What does middle finger mean in English?
Middle finger means the finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “middle finger”: मध्यम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: middle finger (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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