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maidam

maidam noun: a tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.

maidam: a tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval...
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Noun

maidam (plural maidams)

  1. (historical) A tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.

maidam meaning in Assamese

maidam in Assamese

maidam
মৈদাম moidam

Forms of maidam

pluralmaidams

Origin of maidam

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪 (maydlaṃ, “graveyard”).

Questions about maidam

What does maidam mean?
Maidam means a tumulus, divided into vaults and chambers, in which the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) were buried.
What is maidam in Assamese?
Maidam in Assamese is মৈদাম (moidam). See Maidam meaning in Assamese.
What part of speech is maidam?
Maidam is a noun.
What is the plural of maidam?
The plural of maidam is maidams.

Words near maidam in the dictionary

  1. maid-of-honour tarts
  2. maid-servant
  3. maid-servants
  4. maida
  5. Maida Vale
  6. maidam
  7. maidams
  8. maidan
  9. maidans
  10. maidaun
  11. maidauns

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: maidam (page history and authors); মৈদাম (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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