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trunk meaning in Sanskrit

स्कन्ध skandha

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trunk in Sanskrit: स्कन्ध (skandha). In English, trunk means the usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.

Sanskrit words for trunk

tree trunk
स्कन्ध skandha

English meaning of trunk

  1. noun The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
  2. noun The torso; especially, the human torso.
  3. noun The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
  4. noun A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.

Full definition of trunk

trunk in a sentence

  • the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches

Synonyms of trunk

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Questions about trunk in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of trunk in Sanskrit?
Trunk in Sanskrit is स्कन्ध (skandha).
trunk इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Trunk: स्कन्ध (skandha).
What does trunk mean in English?
Trunk means the usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.

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