English Explanatory Dictionary

Kamarupa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.

Word forms

Kamarupa

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese কামৰূপ (kamrup), from Sanskrit कामरूप (kāmarūpa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀫𑀭𑀽𑀅 (kāmarūa), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖎𑖯𑖦𑖨𑖳 (kāmarū), Middle Bengali কাঙুর (kaṅur), Awadhi काँवरू (kā̃vrū), Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂫𑂀𑂩𑂴 (kavãrū), Odia କାଉଁରି (kāũri), Hindi कौँरू (ka͠urū), ,Punjabi ਕਾਰੂ (kārū), Portuguese Caor.

Synonyms

Pragjyotisha
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