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prostitution meaning in Sanskrit

वेश veśá

/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/

prostitution in Sanskrit: वेश (veśá). In English, prostitution means engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

Sanskrit words for prostitution

prostitution or a house of ill fame, brothel
वेश veśá

English meaning of prostitution

  1. noun Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
  2. noun Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.
  3. noun Debasement for profit or impure motives.

Full definition of prostitution

prostitution in a sentence

  • His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive.
  • The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.

Synonyms of prostitution

All synonyms of prostitution

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Questions about prostitution in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of prostitution in Sanskrit?
Prostitution in Sanskrit is वेश (veśá).
prostitution इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Prostitution: वेश (veśá).
What does prostitution mean in English?
Prostitution means engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

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