kumari

See also: Kumari

English

Sajani Shakya, a former Kumari of Bhaktapur, Nepal, in June 2007.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”).

Noun

kumari (plural kumaris)

1. (Hinduism, chiefly Nepal) A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.
   • 2011 February 14, Mark Magnier, “Living goddess' fall back to earth”, in Los Angeles Times, page 1:

     Shakya […] reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari, as the young Nepalese goddesses are known.

Translations

living goddess

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 庫瑪麗／库玛丽 (kùmǎlì)

• Finnish: jumalatar (fi)
• Marathi: कुमारी f (kumārī)
• Nepali: कुमारी (ne) (kumārī)
• Russian: кума́ри f (kumári)

Anagrams

• Kimura, kimura, rumaki