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miser meaning in Sanskrit

कीनाश kīnāśa

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

miser in Sanskrit: कीनाश (kīnāśa), आशय (āśayá). In English, miser means a person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

Sanskrit words for miser

miser
कीनाश kīnāśa
a miser, niggard
आशय āśayá

English meaning of miser

  1. noun A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
  2. noun A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
  3. noun A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

Full definition of miser

miser in a sentence

  • Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.

Synonyms of miser

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Questions about miser in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of miser in Sanskrit?
Miser in Sanskrit is कीनाश (kīnāśa), आशय (āśayá).
miser इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Miser: कीनाश (kīnāśa), आशय (āśayá).
What does miser mean in English?
Miser means a person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “miser”: आशय, कीनाश. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: miser (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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