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proper meaning in Sanskrit

ऋत ṛtá

UK/ˈpɹɒpə//ˈpɹɑpɚ/

proper in Sanskrit: ऋत (ṛtá), कल्प (kálpa), उचित (ucitá), स्थान (sthā́na). In English, proper means suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.

Sanskrit words for proper

proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest
ऋत ṛtá
proper, fit, able, competent, equal to
कल्प kálpa
proper, suitable, convenient, correct
उचित ucitá
proper or right place
स्थान sthā́na

English meaning of proper

  1. adjective Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
  2. adjective Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
  3. adjective Such that the preimage of every compact set is compact.
  4. adjective Continuous, mapping closed sets to closed sets, and such that the preimage of every point is compact.

Full definition of proper

proper in a sentence

  • the proper time to plant potatoes
  • a very proper young lady
  • proper motion — proper left — proper right

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Questions about proper in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of proper in Sanskrit?
Proper in Sanskrit is ऋत (ṛtá), कल्प (kálpa), उचित (ucitá), स्थान (sthā́na).
proper इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Proper: ऋत (ṛtá), कल्प (kálpa), उचित (ucitá), स्थान (sthā́na).
What does proper mean in English?
Proper means suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “proper”: उचित, ऋत, कल्प, स्थान. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: proper (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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