maidam

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noun

A tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.

Originaho 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪 →
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Meanings

nounmaidam (plural maidams)

plural maidams

  1. historicalA tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.

Origin

  1. aho𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪“graveyard”
  2. Englishmaidam

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪 (maydlaṃ, “graveyard”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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