English Explanatory Dictionary

Meluhha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Possibly the Indus Valley Civilization; a civilization located east of Mesopotamia.

Pronunciation

/mɛˈluː.hə/ /mɛˈluː.xə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Meluhha.wav

Word forms

Meluhha

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (me-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱ /⁠Meluḫḫa⁠/) for Akkadian 𒈨𒈛𒄩 (Meluḫḫa).

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