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poke meaning in Sanskrit

स्कुनाति skunā́ti

/pəʊk/US/poʊk/

poke in Sanskrit: स्कुनाति (skunā́ti), स्कु (sku). In English, poke means to prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

Sanskrit words for poke

to poke
स्कुनाति skunā́ti, स्कु sku

English meaning of poke

  1. verb To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  2. verb To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
  3. verb To rummage; to feel or grope around.
  4. verb To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

Full definition of poke

poke in a sentence

  • I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.

Synonyms of poke

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Questions about poke in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of poke in Sanskrit?
Poke in Sanskrit is स्कुनाति (skunā́ti), स्कु (sku).
poke इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Poke: स्कुनाति (skunā́ti), स्कु (sku).
What does poke mean in English?
Poke means to prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “poke”: स्कु, स्कुनाति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: poke (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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