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wane meaning in Sanskrit

क्षिति kṣíti

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wane in Sanskrit: क्षिति (kṣíti), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte). In English, wane means a gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.

Sanskrit words for wane

wane, perishing, destruction, ruin
क्षिति kṣíti
to wane
क्षीयते kṣīyáte

English meaning of wane

  1. noun A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
  2. noun The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
  3. noun The end of a period.
  4. noun A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

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Questions about wane in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of wane in Sanskrit?
Wane in Sanskrit is क्षिति (kṣíti), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte).
wane इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Wane: क्षिति (kṣíti), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte).
What does wane mean in English?
Wane means a gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “wane”: क्षिति, क्षीयते. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: wane (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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