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philologist meaning in Sanskrit

शाब्द śābdá

philologist in Sanskrit: शाब्द (śābdá). In English, philologist means a person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

Sanskrit words for philologist

a philologist, grammarian
शाब्द śābdá

English meaning of philologist

  1. noun A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
  2. noun A person devoted to general learning and literature.
  3. noun A person devoted to classical scholarship.

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Questions about philologist in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of philologist in Sanskrit?
Philologist in Sanskrit is शाब्द (śābdá).
philologist इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Philologist: शाब्द (śābdá).
What does philologist mean in English?
Philologist means a person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

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