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receptacle meaning in Sanskrit

धान dhā́na

/ɹɪˈsɛptəkəl/

receptacle in Sanskrit: धान (dhā́na), आलय (ālaya), आशय (āśayá). In English, receptacle means a container.

Sanskrit words for receptacle

receptacle, case, seat
धान dhā́na
receptacle; asylum
आलय ālaya
a receptacle
आशय āśayá

English meaning of receptacle

  1. noun A container.
  2. noun The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
  3. noun A condensed rachis of a capitate or umbellate inflorescence at the end of the peduncle, to which all of the florets or pedicels are attached.
  4. noun A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).

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Questions about receptacle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of receptacle in Sanskrit?
Receptacle in Sanskrit is धान (dhā́na), आलय (ālaya), आशय (āśayá).
receptacle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Receptacle: धान (dhā́na), आलय (ālaya), आशय (āśayá).
What does receptacle mean in English?
Receptacle means a container.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “receptacle”: आलय, आशय, धान. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: receptacle (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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