Etymology

Meghalaya

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Sanskrit मेघालय
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमेघालय“abode of clouds”
  2. English todayMeghalaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेघालय (meghālaya, “abode of clouds”), a compound of मेघ (megha, “cloud”) + आलय (ālaya, “abode”).

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