English Explanatory Dictionary

maidam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.

Word forms

maidam maidams

Etymology

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪 (maydlaṃ, “graveyard”).

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