English Explanatory Dictionary

Maurya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaʊrjə/

Word forms

Maurya

Etymology

A transliteration of Sanskrit मौर्य (maurya), originally an adjective from the noun मयूर (mayūra, “peacock”), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *mayVr. This is widely known as the surname of the rulers of the Mauryan Empire.

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