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sickle meaning in Sanskrit

दात्र dā́tra

/ˈsɪkl̩/

sickle in Sanskrit: दात्र (dā́tra), सृणी. In English, sickle means an implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

Sanskrit words for sickle

a sickle; a kind of crooked knife
दात्र dā́tra
sickle
सृणी

English meaning of sickle

  1. noun An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
  2. noun A sickle feather, any of the sickle-shaped rear feathers of the domestic cock.
  3. noun The crescent moon.
  4. verb To cut with a sickle.

Full definition of sickle

sickle in a sentence

  • Coordinate term: scythe
  • Near-synonyms: reap, mow

Synonyms of sickle

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Questions about sickle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of sickle in Sanskrit?
Sickle in Sanskrit is दात्र (dā́tra), सृणी.
sickle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Sickle: दात्र (dā́tra), सृणी.
What does sickle mean in English?
Sickle means an implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “sickle”: दात्र, सृणी. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sickle (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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