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niggardly meaning in Sanskrit

रङ्क raṅka

UK/ˈnɪɡədli//ˈnɪɡɚdli/

niggardly in Sanskrit: रङ्क (raṅka), मल (mála). In English, niggardly means withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

Sanskrit words for niggardly

niggardly, avaricious
रङ्क raṅka
niggardly?
मल mála

English meaning of niggardly

  1. adjective Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
  2. adjective Conceding few runs (of a bowler).
  3. adverb In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.

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Questions about niggardly in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of niggardly in Sanskrit?
Niggardly in Sanskrit is रङ्क (raṅka), मल (mála).
niggardly इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Niggardly: रङ्क (raṅka), मल (mála).
What does niggardly mean in English?
Niggardly means withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “niggardly”: मल, रङ्क. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: niggardly (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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