Manipur

M3A1N1I1P3U1R1
/ˌmənɪpʊɹ/

proper noun

A state in northeastern India. Capital: Imphal.

Similar
CassayMeeteileipakKangleipakSanaleibakMeckley
OriginBengali মণিপুর ← Sanskrit मणिपूर →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in northeastern India. Capital: Imphal.

    Synonyms: Cassay, Meeteileipak, Kangleipak, Sanaleibak, Meckley

  2. HinduismA kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata ruled by Chitravahana, father of Chitrangadā.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in northeastern India. Capital: Imphal.

Similar
CassayMeeteileipakKangleipakSanaleibakMeckley
Also see
ancient kangleipak

Origin

  1. Sanskritमणिपूर
  2. Bengaliমণিপুর
  3. EnglishManipur

From Bengali মণিপুর (monipur), from Sanskrit मणिपूर (maṇipūra, literally “abundance of jewels”), composed of मणि (maṇi, “jewel”) + पूर (pūra, “abundance”).

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Translations

Arabic مَانِيبُور
  • مَانِيبُور (manibūr)state in northeastern India
Bengali মণিপুর
  • মণিপুর (monipur)state in northeastern India
Chinese Mandarin 曼尼普爾邦 /曼尼普尔邦
  • 曼尼普爾邦 /曼尼普尔邦 (Mànnípǔ'ěr-bāng)state in northeastern India
Dutch Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Esperanto Manipuro
  • Manipurostate in northeastern India
Estonian Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Finnish Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
French Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
German Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Greek Μανιπούρ
  • Μανιπούρ (Manipoúr)state in northeastern India
Hebrew מאניפור
  • מאניפורstate in northeastern India
Hindi मणिपुर
  • मणिपुर (maṇipur)state in northeastern India
Hungarian Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Japanese マニプル州, マニプル
  • マニプル州 (Manipuru-shū)state in northeastern India
  • マニプル (Manipuru)state in northeastern India
Korean 마니푸르 주, 마니푸르
  • 마니푸르 주 (Manipureu ju)state in northeastern India
  • 마니푸르 (Manipureu)state in northeastern India
Latvian Manipura
  • Manipurastate in northeastern India
Lithuanian Manipuras
  • Manipurasstate in northeastern India
Persian مانیپور
  • مانیپورstate in northeastern India
Portuguese Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Punjabi ਮਨੀਪੁਰ
  • ਮਨੀਪੁਰ (manīpur)state in northeastern India
Russian Манипу́р
  • Манипу́р (Manipúr)state in northeastern India
Spanish Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Swedish Manipur
  • Manipurstate in northeastern India
Tamil மணிப்பூர்
  • மணிப்பூர் (maṇippūr)state in northeastern India
Thai มณีปุระ
  • มณีปุระ (má-nii-bpù-rá)state in northeastern India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Manipur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manipur

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