name
Meaning 1
A river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Brahmaputra
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/
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noun
Meaning 2
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Brahmaputra River
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Assamese: ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ (brohmoputro) — river
- Bengali: ব্রহ্মপুত্র (bromhoputro) — river
- Bengali: যমুনা (jomuna) — river
- Burmese: ဗြဟ္မာပုတ္တ (brahmaputta.) — river
- Chinese Mandarin: 布拉馬普特拉河 /布拉马普特拉河 (Bùlāmǎpǔtèlā Hé) — river
- Greek: Βραχμαπούτρα (Vrachmapoútra) — river
- Hindi: ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) — river
- Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മപുത്ര (brahmaputra) — river
- Marathi: ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) — river
- Sanskrit: ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) — river
- Urdu: برہمپترہ — river