swastika meaning in Tamil
மங்கலக்குறி
UK/ˈswɒstɪkə//ˈswɑstɪkə/
swastika in Tamil: மங்கலக்குறி, சுவஸ்திகை. In English, swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
Tamil words for swastika
- மங்கலக்குறி, சுவஸ்திகை
English meaning of swastika
- noun A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
- noun Nazi rule.
Synonyms of swastika
- crooked cross
- cross cramponned
- cross cramponnée
- cross cramponny
- fylfot
- lauburu
- manji
- thunder cross
- hakenkreuz
- Black Spider
- cross gammadion
- gammadion
swastika in other languages
Questions about swastika in Tamil
- What is the meaning of swastika in Tamil?
- Swastika in Tamil is மங்கலக்குறி, சுவஸ்திகை.
- swastika என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Swastika: மங்கலக்குறி, சுவஸ்திகை.
- What does swastika mean in English?
- Swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: swastika (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: swastika (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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