Etymology

Kamarupa

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Today it means: An early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE. Full definition →

as কামৰূপ ← Sanskrit कामरूप
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromकामरूप
  2. as · borrowed fromকামৰূপ
  3. English todayKamarupa

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.

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