brahmaputra

/ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

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"Jih-k’a-tse, Tibet’s second largest city, is located on the Brahmaputra southwest of Lhasa, in Tibet’s major grain-producing area, with highland barley as the major grain."

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).

Burrampooter (alternative) Brahmaputras (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce brahmaputra?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/.

What does brahmaputra mean?

A river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.

Where does brahmaputra come from?

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).

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