Annapurna

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ǔn-nǔpo͝orʹnǔ[1]

Proper noun

Annapurna

  1. The Hindu goddess Durga.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
  3. A massif in Nepal.

References

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Annapurna”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 76, column 1: “Sometimes spelled Anapurna.”
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