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sixteen meaning in Sanskrit

षोडश ṣóḍaśa

UK/ˈsɪks.tiːn/

sixteen in Sanskrit: षोडश (ṣóḍaśa). In English, sixteen means the cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

Sanskrit words for sixteen

cardinal number 16
षोडश ṣóḍaśa

English meaning of sixteen

  1. numeral The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

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Questions about sixteen in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of sixteen in Sanskrit?
Sixteen in Sanskrit is षोडश (ṣóḍaśa).
sixteen इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Sixteen: षोडश (ṣóḍaśa).
What does sixteen mean in English?
Sixteen means the cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

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