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rice meaning in Sanskrit

व्रीहि vrīhi

/ɹaɪs/

rice in Sanskrit: व्रीहि (vrīhi), तण्डुल (taṇḍula). In English, rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Sanskrit words for rice

seeds used as food
व्रीहि vrīhi
plants
तण्डुल taṇḍula

English meaning of rice

  1. noun Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
  2. noun A specific variety of this plant.
  3. noun The seeds of this plant used as food.
  4. noun The seeds of wild rice, used as food.

Full definition of rice

rice in a sentence

  • This is my first rice!

rice in other languages

Questions about rice in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of rice in Sanskrit?
Rice in Sanskrit is व्रीहि (vrīhi), तण्डुल (taṇḍula).
rice इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Rice: व्रीहि (vrīhi), तण्डुल (taṇḍula).
What does rice mean in English?
Rice means cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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