Mysore
/maɪˈsʊəɹ/
Mysore proper noun: a large city, district, and division of Karnataka, India.
Proper noun
Mysore
Mysore meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Mysore in Hindi
- city in India
- मैसूर maisūr
Mysore in Tamil
- city in India
- மைசூர் maicūr
Mysore in Marathi
- city in India
- म्हैसूर mhaisūr
Mysore in Urdu
- city in India
- میسور maisūr
More languagesFewer languages
- Mysore in Bengali
- মহীশূর mohiśur
- Mysore in Telugu
- మైసూరు maisūru
- Mysore in Malayalam
- മൈസൂരു maisūru
- Mysore in Kannada
- ಮೈಸೂರು maisūru
- Mysore in Punjabi
- ਮੈਸੂਰ maisūr
- Mysore in Gujarati
- મ્હૈસુર mhaisur
- Mysore in Sanskrit
- महिषकम् mahiṣakam
- Mysore in Persian
- میسور
Forms of Mysore
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Origin of Mysore
An anglicised version of Kannada ಮಹಿಶೂರು (mahiśūru, literally “abode of Mahisha”). Though in Sanskrit Mahisha means "buffalo", here it refers to Mahishasura, a mythological demon who could assume the form of both a human and a buffalo. According to Hindu mythology, the area was ruled by the demon Mahishasura. The demon was killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari, whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills. Mahishūru later became Mahisūru (a name which, even now, the royal family uses) and finally came to be called Maisūru, its present name in the Kannada language.
Words formed from Mysore
Phrases with Mysore
Questions about Mysore
- What does Mysore mean?
- Mysore means a large city, district, and division of Karnataka, India.
- What is Mysore in Hindi?
- Mysore in Hindi is मैसूर (maisūr). See Mysore meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Mysore?
- Mysore is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mysore?
- Mysore is pronounced /maɪˈsʊəɹ/.
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