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twin meaning in Sanskrit

यम yamá

/twɪn/

twin in Sanskrit: यम (yamá), नारङ्ग (nāraṅga). In English, twin means either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

Sanskrit words for twin

a twin, one of a pair or couple
यम yamá
a twin
नारङ्ग nāraṅga

English meaning of twin

  1. noun Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
  2. noun Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc.
  3. noun Either of two or more things, people, etc. that share a single feature.
  4. noun A friendly term of address, typically for men.

Full definition of twin

twin in a sentence

  • twin girls, twin daughters, twin sisters, twin boys, twin sons, twin brothers, twin babies, twin children
  • Katie is Jessica's twin.
  • The twins are coming over this afternoon.

Synonyms of twin

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Questions about twin in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of twin in Sanskrit?
Twin in Sanskrit is यम (yamá), नारङ्ग (nāraṅga).
twin इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Twin: यम (yamá), नारङ्ग (nāraṅga).
What does twin mean in English?
Twin means either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “twin”: नारङ्ग, यम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: twin (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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