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Kumari

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Sanskrit.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Sanskrit.
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

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”).

Etymology 3

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

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