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peculiar meaning in Sanskrit

देशीय deśīya

/pɪˈkjuː.li.ə//pɪˈkjul.jɚ/

peculiar in Sanskrit: देशीय (deśīya). In English, peculiar means out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

Sanskrit words for peculiar

peculiar or belonging to or inhabiting a country, provincial, native
देशीय deśīya

English meaning of peculiar

  1. adjective Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
  2. adjective Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
  3. adjective One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
  4. adjective Particular; individual; special; appropriate.

Full definition of peculiar

peculiar in a sentence

  • The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
  • It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
  • Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.

Synonyms of peculiar

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Questions about peculiar in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of peculiar in Sanskrit?
Peculiar in Sanskrit is देशीय (deśīya).
peculiar इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Peculiar: देशीय (deśīya).
What does peculiar mean in English?
Peculiar means out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “peculiar”: देशीय. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: peculiar (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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