Brahmaputra
UK/ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/
Brahmaputra proper noun: a river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.
Proper noun
Brahmaputra
- A river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.
- Jih-k’a-tse, Tibet’s second largest city, is located on the Brahmaputra southwest of Lhasa, in Tibet’s major grain-producing area, with highland barley as the major grain.1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, “Tibet”, in Christopher L. Salter, editor, Atlas of China, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 198
- Synonyms:
- Yarlung Tsangpo, Yarlung Zangbo
Noun
Brahmaputra (plural Brahmaputras)
- A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
Brahmaputra meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Brahmaputra in Hindi
- river
- ब्रह्मपुत्र brahmaputra
Brahmaputra in Marathi
- river
- ब्रह्मपुत्र brahmaputra
Brahmaputra in Urdu
- river
- برہمپترہ
Brahmaputra in Bengali
- river
- ব্রহ্মপুত্র bromhoputro, যমুনা jomuna
More languagesFewer languages
- Brahmaputra in Malayalam
- ബ്രഹ്മപുത്ര brahmaputra
- Brahmaputra in Sanskrit
- ब्रह्मपुत्र brahmaputra
- Brahmaputra in Assamese
- ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ brohmoputro
- Brahmaputra in Myanmar
- ဗြဟ္မာပုတ္တ brahmaputta.
Synonyms of Brahmaputra
Forms of Brahmaputra
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Burrampooter |
| Noun | |
| plural | Brahmaputras |
Origin of Brahmaputra
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).
Questions about Brahmaputra
- What does Brahmaputra mean?
- Brahmaputra means a river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.
- What is Brahmaputra in Hindi?
- Brahmaputra in Hindi is ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra). See Brahmaputra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Brahmaputra?
- Brahmaputra can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Brahmaputra?
- Brahmaputra is pronounced /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/ (UK).
Words near Brahmaputra in the dictionary
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