"kumari" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kumaris [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|कुमारी||princess; young girl}} Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kumari (plural kumaris)
  1. (Hinduism, chiefly Nepal) A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy. Wikipedia link: Kumari (goddess) Tags: Hinduism, Nepal Categories (topical): Hinduism Translations (living goddess): 庫瑪麗 (Chinese Mandarin), 库玛丽 (kùmǎlì) (Chinese Mandarin), jumalatar (Finnish), कुमारी (kumārī) [feminine] (Marathi), कुमारी (kumārī) (Nepali), кума́ри (kumári) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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