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Marup

Marup noun: a Meitei traditional economic system of saving, where each member of a like-minded group of people contributes certain equal amount of money regularly for a particular period of time, and each member will be given a turn of acquiring the total contribution in each installment.

Noun

Marup (plural Marups)

  1. A Meitei traditional economic system of saving, where each member of a like-minded group of people contributes certain equal amount of money regularly for a particular period of time, and each member will be given a turn of acquiring the total contribution in each installment.
  2. A Meitei socioreligious group, adhering to the revivalism of Sanamahism faith and Meetei script, from their previous states of extinction to proliferation, founded in 1930, in Cachar, Assam.

Forms of Marup

pluralMarups

Origin of Marup

From Meitei language word "Marup", meaning "friend".

Questions about Marup

What does Marup mean?
Marup means a Meitei traditional economic system of saving, where each member of a like-minded group of people contributes certain equal amount of money regularly for a particular period of time, and each member will be given a turn of acquiring the total contribution in each installment.
What part of speech is Marup?
Marup is a noun.
What is the plural of Marup?
The plural of Marup is Marups.

Words near Marup in the dictionary

  1. Marullo
  2. Marullos
  3. marumage
  4. marumoite
  5. Marungi
  6. Marup
  7. Marupova
  8. marus
  9. Marusich
  10. Maruska
  11. Maruskas

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