Kumari

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy. Hinduism, Nepal

    "Shakya […] reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari, as the young Nepalese goddesses are known."

  2. 2
    a polite form of address equivalent to the English Miss India
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Sanskrit.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Sanskrit.

Synonyms

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maharaniprincessqueenrani

Example

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"Shakya […] reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari, as the young Nepalese goddesses are known."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”).

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”).

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