शकुनि

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शकुनि

/ʃə.kʊ.niː/ Hindi, Standard
[ʃɐ.kʊ.niː] Hindi, Standard

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुनि (śakuni).

noun śakuni · شکنی · शकुनि · शकुनियों

masculine bird
Similar: पक्षी, पंछी, खग, विहग, विहंग, पखेरू, चिड़िया, शकुनि
masculine vulture
Similar: गिद्ध

proper noun śakuni · شکنی · शकुनि

Hinduism, masculine Shakuni, the king of Gandhara and maternal uncle of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata शकुनि ने द्यूत क्रीड़ा में पांडवों को छल से हराया था।

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"शकुनि." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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शकुनि. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {शकुनि},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}