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pitiful meaning in Sanskrit

दयालु dayālu

/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

pitiful in Sanskrit: दयालु (dayālu). In English, pitiful means so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

Sanskrit words for pitiful

pitiful, taking pity on
दयालु dayālu

English meaning of pitiful

  1. adjective So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
  2. adjective Eliciting contempt.
  3. adjective Of an amount or number: very small.
  4. adjective Feeling pity; merciful.

Full definition of pitiful

pitiful in a sentence

  • Scotland has a pitiful climate.
  • A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.

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Questions about pitiful in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pitiful in Sanskrit?
Pitiful in Sanskrit is दयालु (dayālu).
pitiful इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pitiful: दयालु (dayālu).
What does pitiful mean in English?
Pitiful means so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

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