Word.ws English Dictionary

musk deer meaning in Sanskrit

गन्धमृग gandhamṛga

musk deer in Sanskrit: गन्धमृग (gandhamṛga). In English, musk deer means a hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.

Sanskrit words for musk deer

the musk deer
गन्धमृग gandhamṛga

English meaning of musk deer

  1. noun A hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.

Full definition of musk deer

musk deer in other languages

Questions about musk deer in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of musk deer in Sanskrit?
Musk deer in Sanskrit is गन्धमृग (gandhamṛga).
musk deer इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Musk deer: गन्धमृग (gandhamṛga).
What does musk deer mean in English?
Musk deer means a hoofed mammal of the genus Moschus, mostly inhabiting South Asia. The males secrete musk and possess tusks.

Source and license

Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “musk deer”: गन्धमृग. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: musk deer (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.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “musk deer meaning in Sanskrit.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sanskrit/musk_deer. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.