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shilajit

shilajit noun: a tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.

shilajit: a tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine
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Noun

shilajit (uncountable)

  1. A tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.
    Synonyms:
    mumijo

shilajit meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sanskrit

shilajit in Hindi

tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
शिलाजीत śilājīt

shilajit in Urdu

tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
سلاجیت salājīt

shilajit in Punjabi

tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
ਮਮਿਆਈ mamiāī, ਸਿਲਾਜੀਤ silājīt

shilajit in Sanskrit

tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
शिलाजतु śilājatu
More languagesFewer languages
shilajit in Arabic
مُومِيَاء mūmiyāʔ
shilajit in Persian
مومیا mumiyâ

Synonyms of shilajit

Forms of shilajit

alternative formsilajit
alternative formshilajeet

Origin of shilajit

From Hindi शिलाजीत (śilājīt).

Questions about shilajit

What does shilajit mean?
Shilajit means a tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.
What is shilajit in Hindi?
Shilajit in Hindi is शिलाजीत (śilājīt). See Shilajit meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is shilajit?
Shilajit is a noun.

Words near shilajit in the dictionary

  1. shikshakarmi
  2. shikshakarmis
  3. shikumen
  4. Shilah
  5. shilajeet
  6. shilajit
  7. Shilan
  8. Shilbottle
  9. shild
  10. Shildon
  11. shildren

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