शीतकम्
śītakam
The Sanskrit word for refrigerator is शीतकम् (śītakam).
This term refers to the appliance used for keeping items cold.
Meaning: appliance (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
It literally means 'a cooling device'.
How do you pronounce it?
śītakam
Did you know?
- The word शीत shares an ancient Indo-European root with the English word 'shiver', though they evolved to describe different aspects of cold.
- In ancient Indian medicine, Ayurveda, the quality of शीत is used to balance 'pitta' or heat-related imbalances in the body.
- In modern Sanskrit, technical terms like शीतकम् are often created by combining ancient roots with modern concepts to describe new technology.
Examples in context
- हरिशः शीतागारात् दधि प्राप्नोति।Harish gets yogurt from the refrigerator.
- एतत् शीतकम् अस्ति।etat śītakam asti.This is a refrigerator.
- शीतकम् अत्र अस्ति।śītakam atra asti.The refrigerator is here.
- किं वयं शीतकम् क्रेतुम् शक्नुमः?kiṃ vayaṃ śītakam kretum śaknumaḥ?Can we buy a refrigerator?
Example conversation
Kavya and Aditya are in the kitchen looking for food.
- काव्या Kavyaआदित्य, शीतकम् कुत्र अस्ति?āditya, śītakam kutra asti?Aditya, where is the refrigerator?
- आदित्य Adityaशीतकम् कोणे अस्ति।śītakam koṇe asti.The refrigerator is in the corner.
- काव्या Kavyaतत् शीतकम् नूतनम् अस्ति।tat śītakam nūtanam asti.That refrigerator is new.
- आदित्य Adityaआम्, एतत् अतीव उत्तमम् अस्ति।ām, etat atīva uttamam asti.Yes, this is very good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “refrigerator” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
