ब्रह्मपुत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra). By surface analysis, ब्रह्म (brahma, “Brahma”) +‎ पुत्र (putra, “son”), literally “son of Brahma”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bɾəɦ.mə.pʊt̪.ɾᵊ/, [bɾɛʱ.mɐ.pʊt̪.ɾᵊ]

Proper noun

ब्रह्मपुत्र • (brahmaputra) m (Urdu spelling برہم پتر)

  1. Brahmaputra (a river in China, India and Bangladesh)
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