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shave meaning in Sanskrit

वपति vápati

/ˈʃeɪ̯v/

shave in Sanskrit: वपति (vápati). In English, shave means to make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

Sanskrit words for shave

to shave, shear
वपति vápati

English meaning of shave

  1. verb To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
  2. verb To cut anything in this fashion.
  3. verb To remove hair from one's face by this means.
  4. verb To cut finely, for example slices of meat.

Full definition of shave

shave in a sentence

  • I had little time to shave this morning.
  • I instructed the barber to give me a shave.

Synonyms of shave

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Questions about shave in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of shave in Sanskrit?
Shave in Sanskrit is वपति (vápati).
shave इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Shave: वपति (vápati).
What does shave mean in English?
Shave means to make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

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