Brahmaputra

English

Alternative forms

Burrampooter (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra, “son of Brahma”), from ब्रह्मा (brahmā, “Brahma”) + पुत्र (putra, “son”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑː.məˌpuː.tɹə/

Proper noun

Brahmaputra

A river which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh.

Synonyms

(upper stream) Yarlung Tsangpo, Yarlung Zangbo

Translations

river

Assamese: ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ (brohmoputro)
Bengali: ব্রহ্মপুত্র (bromhoputro), যমুনা (ĵômuna)
Burmese: ဗြဟ္မာပုတ္တ (brahmaputta.)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 布拉馬普特拉河／布拉马普特拉河 (Bùlāmǎpǔtèlā Hé)
Greek: Βραχμαπούτρα (el) m (Vrachmapoútra)
Hindi: ब्रह्मपुत्र (hi) (brahmaputra)
Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മപുത്ര (ml) (brahmaputra)
Urdu: برہمپترہ‎

Noun

Brahmaputra (plural Brahmaputras)

A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.

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