"Brahmaputra" meaning in English

See Brahmaputra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|बृह्}}, {{bor+|en|sa|ब्रह्मपुत्र||son of Brahma}} Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brahmaputra
  1. A river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh. Categories (place): Rivers in India Categories (lifeform): Chickens Synonyms: Yarlung Zangbo Synonyms (upper stream): Yarlung Tsangpo Translations (river): ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ (brohmoputro) (Assamese), ব্রহ্মপুত্র (bromhoputro) (Bengali), যমুনা (jomuna) (Bengali), ဗြဟ္မာပုတ္တ (brahmaputta.) (Burmese), 布拉馬普特拉河 (Chinese Mandarin), 布拉马普特拉河 (Bùlāmǎpǔtèlā Hé) (Chinese Mandarin), Βραχμαπούτρα (Vrachmapoútra) [masculine] (Greek), ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) (Hindi), ബ്രഹ്മപുത്ര (brahmaputra) (Malayalam), ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) [feminine] (Marathi), ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra) [feminine] (Sanskrit), برہمپترہ (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Brahmaputra-en-name-kRyYuLBm Disambiguation of Rivers in India: 81 19 Disambiguation of Chickens: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Burrampooter [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/ [UK] Forms: Brahmaputras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|बृह्}}, {{bor+|en|sa|ब्रह्मपुत्र||son of Brahma}} Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brahmaputra (plural Brahmaputras)
  1. A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
    Sense id: en-Brahmaputra-en-noun-ayRkf8MV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Burrampooter [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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