thirst meaning in Sanskrit
see Thesaurus:तृष्णा
UK/θɜːst//θɝst/
thirst in Sanskrit: see Thesaurus:तृष्णा, तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā), तृष्यति (tṛṣyati). In English, thirst means a sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
Sanskrit words for thirst
- dryness
- see Thesaurus:तृष्णा
- figuratively
- तृष्णा tṛṣṇā
- to be thirsty
- तृष्यति tṛṣyati
English meaning of thirst
- noun A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
- noun The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
- noun A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
- noun Sexual lust.
thirst in a sentence
- We developed a great thirst during our hike.
- He had quite a thirst on and so headed to his favourite Dublin pub.
- If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive you mad.
Synonyms of thirst
thirst in other languages
- thirst in Hindi
- thirst in Tamil
- thirst in Marathi
- thirst in Urdu
- thirst in Bengali
- thirst in Telugu
- thirst in Malayalam
- thirst in Kannada
- thirst in Punjabi
- thirst in Gujarati
- thirst in Odia
- thirst in Assamese
- thirst in Nepali
- thirst in Pashto
- thirst in Tagalog
- thirst in Arabic
- thirst in Malay
- thirst in Indonesian
- thirst in Persian
- thirst in Thai
- thirst in Vietnamese
- thirst in Myanmar
Questions about thirst in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of thirst in Sanskrit?
- Thirst in Sanskrit is see Thesaurus:तृष्णा, तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā), तृष्यति (tṛṣyati).
- thirst इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Thirst: see Thesaurus:तृष्णा, तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā), तृष्यति (tṛṣyati).
- What does thirst mean in English?
- Thirst means a sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thirst (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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