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year meaning in Sanskrit

वर्ष varṣa

/jɪə/

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year in Sanskrit: वर्ष (varṣa). In English, year means a period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.

Sanskrit words for year

time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun
वर्ष varṣa

English meaning of year

  1. noun A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
  2. noun The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
  3. noun The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
  4. noun The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.

Full definition of year

year in a sentence

  • we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago
  • Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
  • A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.

Synonyms of year

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year in other languages

Questions about year in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of year in Sanskrit?
Year in Sanskrit is वर्ष (varṣa).
year इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Year: वर्ष (varṣa).
What does year mean in English?
Year means a period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.

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