English Explanatory Dictionary

Yamuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.

Pronunciation

/jə.mʊˈnaː/

Word forms

Yamuna Jumna Gemini Gemna

Etymology

A transliteration of Sanskrit यमुना (yamunā), which is from यम (yama, “twin”), as the Yamuna runs in parallel with the Ganges.

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