Meanings
- historicalAn early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.
Synonyms: Pragjyotisha
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.
Origin
- Sanskritकामरूप
- asকামৰূপ
- EnglishKamarupa
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali কামরূপ
- কামরূপ (kamrup)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Chinese Mandarin 迦摩縷波 /迦摩缕波
- 迦摩縷波 /迦摩缕波 (jiāmólǚbō)early state on the Indian subcontinent
French Kamarupa
- Kamarupaearly state on the Indian subcontinent
Hindi कामरूप
- कामरूप (kāmrūp)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Italian Kamarupa
- Kamarupaearly state on the Indian subcontinent
Korean 카마루파
- 카마루파 (kamarupa)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Russian Камарупа
- Камарупа (Kamarupa)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Tamil காமரூபம்
- காமரூபம் (kāmarūpam)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Urdu کاماروپا
- کاماروپا (kāmāropā)early state on the Indian subcontinent
Cite this entry
Kamarupa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamarupa
“Kamarupa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamarupa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kamarupa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamarupa.
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