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whirlwind meaning in Sanskrit

वायुमण्डल vāyumaṇḍala

UK/ˈwɜːlwɪnd//ˈ(h)wɝlwɪnd/

whirlwind in Sanskrit: वायुमण्डल (vāyumaṇḍala). In English, whirlwind means a windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

Sanskrit words for whirlwind

a whirlwind
वायुमण्डल vāyumaṇḍala

English meaning of whirlwind

  1. noun A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
  2. noun A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
  3. adjective Rapid and minimal.

Full definition of whirlwind

whirlwind in a sentence

  • Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.
  • The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.
  • swept up in the whirlwind of war

Synonyms of whirlwind

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Questions about whirlwind in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of whirlwind in Sanskrit?
Whirlwind in Sanskrit is वायुमण्डल (vāyumaṇḍala).
whirlwind इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Whirlwind: वायुमण्डल (vāyumaṇḍala).
What does whirlwind mean in English?
Whirlwind means a windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

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