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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

  1. noun The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  2. noun Meat from that part of an animal.
  3. noun A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
  4. noun A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

Full definition of shank

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

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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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