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pair of tongs meaning in Sanskrit

कर्कटक karkaṭaka

pair of tongs in Sanskrit: कर्कटक (karkaṭaka). In English, pair of tongs means a tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

Sanskrit words for pair of tongs

a pair of tongs
कर्कटक karkaṭaka

English meaning of pair of tongs

  1. noun A tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

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Questions about pair of tongs in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pair of tongs in Sanskrit?
Pair of tongs in Sanskrit is कर्कटक (karkaṭaka).
pair of tongs इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pair of tongs: कर्कटक (karkaṭaka).
What does pair of tongs mean in English?
Pair of tongs means a tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “pair of tongs”: कर्कटक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pair of tongs (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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