Etymology

maidam

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Today it means: A tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried. Full definition →

aho 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪
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  1. aho · borrowed from𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪“graveyard”
  2. English todaymaidam

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪 (maydlaṃ, “graveyard”).

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