shank meaning in Sanskrit
अष्ठीवत् aṣṭhīvát
/ˈʃæŋk//ˈʃeɪ̯ŋk/
shank in Sanskrit: अष्ठीवत् (aṣṭhīvát), जङ्घा (jáṅghā). In English, shank means the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
Sanskrit words for shank
- shank, shin
- अष्ठीवत् aṣṭhīvát
- shank
- जङ्घा jáṅghā
English meaning of shank
- noun The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- noun Meat from that part of an animal.
- noun A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- noun A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
shank in a sentence
- Edward I of England was nicknamed Edward Longshanks.
- This twist drill has a reduced shank so that it can be used even in a small chuck.
- the shank of the morning
Synonyms of shank
shank in other languages
Questions about shank in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of shank in Sanskrit?
- Shank in Sanskrit is अष्ठीवत् (aṣṭhīvát), जङ्घा (jáṅghā).
- shank इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Shank: अष्ठीवत् (aṣṭhīvát), जङ्घा (jáṅghā).
- What does shank mean in English?
- Shank means the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “shank”: अष्ठीवत्, जङ्घा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shank (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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