Yamuna

Y4A1M3U1N1A1
India/jə.mʊˈnaː/

proper noun

The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.

OriginSanskrit यमुना →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jamuna · alternative Jumna · alternative Gemini · alternative Gemna

  1. The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritयमुना
  2. EnglishYamuna

A transliteration of Sanskrit यमुना (yamunā), which is from यम (yama, “twin”), as the Yamuna runs in parallel with the Ganges.

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Translations

Arabic جمنة
  • جمنةtributary of the Ganges
Bengali যমুনা
  • যমুনা (jomuna)tributary of the Ganges
Chinese Mandarin 朱木納 /朱木纳, 閻牟那 /阎牟那
  • 朱木納 /朱木纳tributary of the Ganges
  • 閻牟那 /阎牟那tributary of the Ganges
  • 亞穆納 /亚穆纳tributary of the Ganges
Hindi यमुना, जमना
  • यमुना (yamunā)tributary of the Ganges
  • जमना (jamnā)tributary of the Ganges
  • यमुना (yamunā)female given name
Latin Iomanēs
  • Iomanēstributary of the Ganges
Persian جَمُنا
  • جَمُناtributary of the Ganges
Russian Джа́мна, Яму́на
  • Джа́мна (Džámna)tributary of the Ganges
  • Яму́на (Jamúna)tributary of the Ganges
  • Джу́мна (Džúmna)tributary of the Ganges
Tamil யமுனை
  • யமுனை (yamuṉai)tributary of the Ganges
Urdu یمنا, جَمْنا
  • یمنا (yamunā)tributary of the Ganges
  • جَمْنا (jamnā)tributary of the Ganges

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Yumana
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Yamuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamuna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yamuna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamuna.

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