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pith meaning in Sanskrit

निर्माण nirmāṇa

/pɪθ/

pith in Sanskrit: निर्माण (nirmāṇa), वस्तु (vastu). In English, pith means the soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

Sanskrit words for pith

pith, the best of anything
निर्माण nirmāṇa
the pith or substance of anything
वस्तु vastu

English meaning of pith

  1. noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
  2. noun The albedo (“whitish inner portion of the rind”) of a citrus fruit.
  3. noun The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.
  4. noun Chiefly of animals: the soft tissue inside a spinal cord; the spinal marrow; also, the spinal cord itself.

Full definition of pith

pith in a sentence

  • The pith of my idea is that people should choose their own work hours.
  • The pith root of pi is approximately 1.439…

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Questions about pith in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pith in Sanskrit?
Pith in Sanskrit is निर्माण (nirmāṇa), वस्तु (vastu).
pith इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pith: निर्माण (nirmāṇa), वस्तु (vastu).
What does pith mean in English?
Pith means the soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “pith”: निर्माण, वस्तु. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pith (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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