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kamarupa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ka-maru-pa
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese কামৰূপ (kamrup), from Sanskrit कामरूप (kāmarūpa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀫𑀭𑀽𑀅 (kāmarūa), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖎𑖯𑖦𑖨𑖳 (kāmarū), Middle Bengali কাঙুর (kaṅur), Awadhi काँवरू (kā̃vrū), Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂫𑂀𑂩𑂴 (kavãrū), Odia କାଉଁରି (kāũri), Hindi कौँरू (ka͠urū), ,Punjabi ਕਾਰੂ (kārū), Portuguese Caor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: कामरूप

Derived Forms

Kamarupan

Synonyms

Pragjyotisha

Questions

What does kamarupa mean?
An early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.
Where does kamarupa come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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