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unguent meaning in Sanskrit

अभ्यङ्ग abhyaṅga

/ˈʌŋɡjuənt/

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nonstandard/ʌnd͡ʒ(u)ənt/

unguent in Sanskrit: अभ्यङ्ग (abhyaṅga). In English, unguent means any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

Sanskrit words for unguent

unguent
अभ्यङ्ग abhyaṅga

English meaning of unguent

  1. noun Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
  2. adjective Taking the form of a cream or ointment.

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Questions about unguent in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of unguent in Sanskrit?
Unguent in Sanskrit is अभ्यङ्ग (abhyaṅga).
unguent इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Unguent: अभ्यङ्ग (abhyaṅga).
What does unguent mean in English?
Unguent means any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

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