Saltpetre in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “saltpetre” in Hindi is सज्जीखार, pronounced sajjikhar — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).
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