शंख

हिन्दी

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शंख

/ʃəŋkʰ/ Hindi, Standard
[ʃɐ̃ŋkʰ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

noun śaṅkh · شنکھ · शंख · शंखों

masculine a conch (a gastropod of the family Strombidae)
masculine a conch shell, shankha

In English

conch marine mollusc

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"शंख." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

शंख. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96

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"शंख." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {शंख},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}