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mound meaning in Sanskrit

वपा vapā́

/maʊnd/

mound in Sanskrit: वपा (vapā́), कच्छ (kaccha), स्तूप (stūpa). In English, mound means an artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.

Sanskrit words for mound

a mound or heap thrown up by ants
वपा vapā́
mound, causeway
कच्छ kaccha
mound, heap
स्तूप stūpa

English meaning of mound

  1. noun An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.
  2. noun A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
  3. noun An elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
  4. noun A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.

Full definition of mound

mound in a sentence

  • The pitcher was waiting at the mound.
  • a mound of mashed potato
  • He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.

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Questions about mound in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of mound in Sanskrit?
Mound in Sanskrit is वपा (vapā́), कच्छ (kaccha), स्तूप (stūpa).
mound इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Mound: वपा (vapā́), कच्छ (kaccha), स्तूप (stūpa).
What does mound mean in English?
Mound means an artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “mound”: कच्छ, वपा, स्तूप. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mound (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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