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कांटा — meaning in English

kā̃ṭā

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English meaning

  • fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
  • thorn noun A sharp, hard, pointed growth on a plant stem or branch.

Senses

कांटा is used for these senses in English:

  • fork eating utensil
  • thorn sharp protective structure of a plant

fork — full definition

  1. noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
  2. noun A point where a road, path, or river splits into two directions.
  3. noun A separate version of a software project or dataset created from an existing one.
  4. verb To split into two or more branches or directions.

thorn — full definition

  1. noun A sharp, hard, pointed growth on a plant stem or branch.
  2. noun A shrub or small tree known for bearing thorns, especially the hawthorn.
  3. noun Something or someone that repeatedly causes irritation or trouble.
  4. noun An old English letter (Þ, þ) once used to represent the "th" sound, still used in Icelandic today.
  5. verb To pierce or prick with something sharp, as if with a thorn.