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- Kannadaಮಹಿಶೂರು
- EnglishMysore
An anglicised version of Kannada ಮಹಿಶೂರು (mahiśūru, literally “abode of Mahisha”). Though in Sanskrit Mahisha means "buffalo", here it refers to Mahishasura, a mythological demon who could assume the form of both a human and a buffalo. According to Hindu mythology, the area was ruled by the demon Mahishasura. The demon was killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills. Mahishūru later became Mahisūru (a name which, even now, the royal family uses) and finally came to be called Maisūru, its present name in the Kannada language.
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Bengali মহীশূর
- মহীশূর (mohiśur)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 邁索爾 /迈索尔
- 邁索爾 /迈索尔 (Màisuǒ'ěr)city in India
French Mysore
- Mysorecity in India
Hindi मैसूर
- मैसूर (maisūr)city in India
Korean 마이소르
- 마이소르 (Maisoreu)city in India
Persian میسور
- میسورcity in India
Portuguese Mysore, Misore
- Mysorecity in India
- Misorecity in India
- Maiçorcity in India
Punjabi ਮੈਸੂਰ
- ਮੈਸੂਰ (maisūr)city in India
Russian Майсу́р
- Майсу́р (Majsúr)city in India
Tamil மைசூர்
- மைசூர் (maicūr)city in India
Urdu میسور
- میسور (maisūr)city in India
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Mysore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mysore
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