Kamarupa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Assamese কামৰূপ (kamrup), from Sanskrit कामरूप (kāmarūpa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀫𑀭𑀽𑀅 (kāmarūa), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖎𑖯𑖦𑖨𑗝 (kāmarū), Middle Bengali কাঙুর (kaṅur), Awadhi काँवरू (kā̃vrū), Bhojpuri 𑂍𑂫𑂀𑂩𑂴 (kavãrū), Odia କାଉଁରି (kaũri), Portuguese Caor.
Proper noun edit
Kamarupa
- (historical) An early state on the Indian subcontinent, centred in Assam, prevailing from 350 CE to 1140 CE.
- Synonym: Pragjyotisha
Translations edit
early state on the Indian subcontinent
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