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pestle meaning in Sanskrit

मुसल músala

/ˈpɛsəl/

pestle in Sanskrit: मुसल (músala). In English, pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

Sanskrit words for pestle

a pestle
मुसल músala

English meaning of pestle

  1. noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
  2. noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
  3. noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
  4. verb To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

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Questions about pestle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pestle in Sanskrit?
Pestle in Sanskrit is मुसल (músala).
pestle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pestle: मुसल (músala).
What does pestle mean in English?
Pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

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