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Sumatra meaning in Sanskrit

सुवर्णद्वीप suvarṇadvīpá

/suːˈmɑːtɹə/

Sumatra in Sanskrit: सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpá). In English, Sumatra means the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

Sanskrit words for Sumatra

Sumatra
सुवर्णद्वीप suvarṇadvīpá

English meaning of Sumatra

  1. proper noun The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.
  2. noun A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
  3. noun A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

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Questions about Sumatra in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of Sumatra in Sanskrit?
Sumatra in Sanskrit is सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpá).
Sumatra इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Sumatra: सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpá).
What does Sumatra mean in English?
Sumatra means the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

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