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Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 |
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Assirgárh, or Asírgárh, in Berár, Lat. 21°, Long. 76° . . . اسیر گڑھ Arab. Hind.
"The captives' house."
Asurkót, in Nepál, Lat. 28°, Long. 82° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . اسور کوت Hind.
"The fort of the Ásurs." The Ásurs are a kind of demons in the Hindu mythology.
Átavi, see Étava.
Audh, or Ávadh (frequently written Oude by the Europeans), name
of a country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . اوده Hind.
"The invincible." From the Sanskrit Ayódhyá.
Aurangabád, in the Dékhan, Lat. 19°, Long. 75° . . . . . . . . . اورنگ آباد Pers.
"Aurangzíb's town" (or throne town). Áurang, throne, can also be taken as part
of the name of the famous Mógul emperor Aurangzíb, ornament of the throne.
Towns of the same name are in Lat. 24°, Long. 88°; Lat. 27°, Long. 80°; Lat. 27°, Long. 77°.
Áva, or Eng-va, in Bérma, Lat. 22°, Long. 96° . . . . . . . . . . Burmese.
"The entrance to the fish-ponds." Áva is the corrupted European form for the
vernacular compound word Eng-va, eng signifying fish-pond, and va, entrance. The town
was built on a site where seven fish-ponds had been.
The Sanskrit name is Yatanapúra, or Ratanapúra, the city of gems. Hough, As. Res.
Vol. XVI, p. 277.
Azamgárh, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 83° . . . . . . . . . . . . . اعظم گڑھ Arab. Hind.
"Ázam's castle." Ázam, the greatest, frequently used as a man's name.
Anal. Azam-púr, in Hindostán, Lat. 29°, Long. 78°.
Azimabád, in Hindostán, Lat. 29°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . . . عظیم آباد Arab. Pers.
"Ázim's town." Azim, great, a man's name.
The name is also given by the Mussálmáns to the town of Pátna, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 85°.
Badrhat, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 87° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بدر هات Arab. Hind.
"Badr's market." Badr, full moon, used as a man's name.
Bádrinath, in Gárhvál, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . . . بدری ناتھ Hind.
"Bádri, the Lord." Bádri is a personal name frequently used for Bráhmans; nath,
lord, is generally employed in names as epitheton of respect.
The signification of Bádri jujube (Zizyphus jujuba, or scandens) As. Res., Vol. XVI,
p. 209, seems to have no connection with this name.
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