Mysore

Senso (Inglese)

A large city in Karnataka, India.

Concetti

Karnataka

Mysore

sinonimi

Karnataka

sandalwood

Traduzioni

Mysore

Mysore

Karnataka

Karnataka

Mysore

Misore

Maiçor

Karnataka

كارناتاكا

Mysore

ميسور

Karnataka

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/maɪˈsʊəɹ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.