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Shashti

Shashti proper noun: the sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar.

Proper noun

Shashti

  1. (Hinduism) The sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar.

Shashti meaning in Telugu and Sanskrit

Shashti in Telugu

a sixth day
షష్ఠి ṣaṣṭhi

Shashti in Sanskrit

a sixth day
षष्ठी ṣaṣṭhī

Origin of Shashti

From Sanskrit षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī, “sixth day in a lunar fortnight”).

Questions about Shashti

What does Shashti mean?
Shashti means the sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar.
What is Shashti in Telugu?
Shashti in Telugu is షష్ఠి (ṣaṣṭhi). See Shashti meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Shashti?
Shashti is a proper noun.

Words near Shashti in the dictionary

  1. shashliki
  2. shashliks
  3. shashlyk
  4. shashlyki
  5. shashlyks
  6. Shashti
  7. Shashvat
  8. Shashwat
  9. Shasi
  10. shaslik
  11. shasliks

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