Lumbini

L1U1M3B3I1N1I1

proper noun

A city in Nepal.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Nepal.

    Buddha was born in Lumbini in Nepal and moved to India passing through the Himalayas in search of knowledge.

    2013 July 16, Vishwadeepak, “Buddha’s not smiling”, in Manasi Gopalakrishnan, editor, Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2024, Womentalk

Origin

  1. Nepaliलुम्बिनी
  2. EnglishLumbini

Borrowed from Nepali लुम्बिनी (lumbinī).

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Translations

Bengali লুম্বিনী
  • লুম্বিনী (lumbini)province
Chinese Mandarin 龍彌你 /龙弥你, 藍毗尼 /蓝毗尼
  • 龍彌你 /龙弥你 (Lóngmínǐ)city in Nepal
  • 藍毗尼 /蓝毗尼city in Nepal
  • 藍毗尼省 /蓝毗尼省 (lánpíníshěng)province
Hindi लुम्बिनी, लुम्बिनी
  • लुम्बिनी (lumbinī)city in Nepal
  • लुम्बिनी (lumbinī)province
Japanese ルンビニ, ルンビニ州
  • ルンビニ (runbini)city in Nepal
  • ルンビニ州 (runbini-shū)province
Korean 룸비니, 룸비니주
  • 룸비니 (rumbini)city in Nepal
  • 룸비니주 (rumbiniju)province
Tamil லும்பினி
  • லும்பினி (lumpiṉi)province
Thai ลุมพินี
  • ลุมพินีcity in Nepal
Urdu لُمْبِنی, لُمْبِنی
  • لُمْبِنی (lumbinī)city in Nepal
  • لُمْبِنی (lumbinī)province
  • لُمْبینی (lumbinī)province

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Cite this entry
APA

Lumbini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lumbini

MLA

“Lumbini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lumbini. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lumbini,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lumbini.

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