Mysore

English Alternative forms en Mysuru Etymology An anglicised version of en kn ಮಹಿಶೂರು 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. Pronunciation en /maɪˈsʊəɹ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Mysore.wav US Proper noun en large city/district/and/division s/Karnataka c/India. Derived terms en Mysorean Descendants la mysorēnsis Translations city in India Bengali: bn মহীশূর Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 邁索爾 Màisuǒ'ěr French: fr Mysore m Gujarati: gu મ્હૈસુર n Hindi: hi मैसूर Kannada: kn ಮೈಸೂರು Korean: ko ^마이소르 Malayalam: ml മൈസൂരു Marathi: mr म्हैसूर Persian: fa میسور Portuguese: pt Mysore f, pt Misore f, pt Maiçor f Punjabi: pa ਮੈਸੂਰ Russian: ru Майсу́р m Sanskrit: sa महिषकम् m Tamil: ta மைசூர் Telugu: te మైసూరు Tulu: tcy ಮೈಸೂರು Urdu: ur میسور maisūr Anagrams en emorsy Moreys Moyers Romsey Smoyer Romeys Portuguese Alternative forms pt Misore Maiçor Proper noun f pt city s/Karnataka c/India Mysore