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stalk meaning in Sanskrit

पलाल palāla

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stalk in Sanskrit: पलाल (palāla), पलाली (palālī́), वर्तिका (vartikā), यष्टि (yaṣṭí). In English, stalk means the stem or main axis of a plant.

Sanskrit words for stalk

a stalk, straw
पलाल palāla, पलाली palālī́
a stalk
वर्तिका vartikā
a stalk, stem, branch, twig
यष्टि yaṣṭí
stalk
काण्ड
a stalk, stem , उद्दण्ड , खरदण्ड )
दण्ड daṇḍá

English meaning of stalk

  1. noun The stem or main axis of a plant.
  2. noun The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
  3. noun Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
  4. noun An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.

Full definition of stalk

stalk in a sentence

  • a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp
  • My ex-girlfriend is stalking me.
  • villages stalked by the threat of famine

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Questions about stalk in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of stalk in Sanskrit?
Stalk in Sanskrit is पलाल (palāla), पलाली (palālī́), वर्तिका (vartikā), यष्टि (yaṣṭí).
stalk इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Stalk: पलाल (palāla), पलाली (palālī́), वर्तिका (vartikā), यष्टि (yaṣṭí).
What does stalk mean in English?
Stalk means the stem or main axis of a plant.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “stalk”: काण्ड, दण्ड, पलाल, पलाली. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: stalk (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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