Meanings
kumari1
nounkumari (plural kumaris)
plural kumaris
- HinduismNepalA living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.
Shakya […] reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari, as the young Nepalese goddesses are known.
2011 February 14, Mark Magnier, “Living goddess' fall back to earth”, in Los Angeles Times, page 1
Kumari2
noun
- Indiaa polite form of address equivalent to the English Miss
proper nounKumari (plural Kumaris)
plural Kumaris
- A surname from Sanskrit.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
Origin
kumari · noun
- Sanskritकुमारी“princess; young girl”
- Englishkumari
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Kumari · noun, proper noun
- Sanskritकुमारी“a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”
- EnglishKumari
From Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 庫瑪麗 /库玛丽
- 庫瑪麗 /库玛丽 (kùmǎlì)living goddess
Finnish jumalatar
- jumalatarliving goddess
Russian кума́ри
- кума́ри (kumári)living goddess
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APA
kumari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumari
MLA
“kumari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumari. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kumari,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumari.
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