stern meaning in Sanskrit

स्थिर sthirá

UK/stɜːn//stɝn/

stern in Sanskrit: स्थिर (sthirá). In English, stern means having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

Sanskrit words for stern

stern: स्थिर sthirá

English meaning of stern

adjective Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
adjective Grim and forbidding in appearance.
noun The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
noun The post of management or direction.

Full definition of stern

stern in a sentence

The remark earned me a stern rebuke.
Holonyms: watercraft < vessel

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Questions about stern in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of stern in Sanskrit?: Stern in Sanskrit is स्थिर (sthirá).
stern इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?: Stern: स्थिर (sthirá).
What does stern mean in English?: Stern means having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

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

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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