Beas

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proper noun

A river of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab in northern India, rising in the Himalayas and emptying into the Sutlej.

OriginHindi ब्यास ← Punjabi ਬਿਆਸ ← Sanskrit विपाशा →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab in northern India, rising in the Himalayas and emptying into the Sutlej.

Origin

  1. Sanskritविपाशा
  2. Punjabiਬਿਆਸ
  3. Hindiब्यास
  4. EnglishBeas

From Hindi ब्यास (byās) or Punjabi ਬਿਆਸ (biāsa), both ultimately from Sanskrit विपाशा (vipāśā).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ὕφασις
  • Ὕφασις (Húphasis)the river
Hindi ब्यास
  • ब्यास (byās)the river
Latin Hypasis
  • Hypasisthe river
Punjabi ਬਿਆਸ, بیاس
  • ਬਿਆਸ (biāsa)the river
  • بیاس (beyās)the river
Urdu بِیاس
  • بِیاس (biyās)the river

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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