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Mahmudpúr, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 78° . . . . . . . . . . محمود پور Arab. Hind.
"Mahmúd's town." Mahmúd, laudable, a personal name. The same name in Hindostán
Lat. 28°, Long. 78°.
Anal. Mahmúda, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 79.

Mahráth, a tribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . महाराष्ट्र Sanskr.
Corrupted from the Sanskrit maharáshtra, the great kingdom. Compare Súrat and Gujrát.

Máhu, see Mau.

Maimansingh, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 90° . . . . . . . . . . ميمن سنگه Arab. Hind.
"The happy Singh, or lion." Maíman, happy; singh, lion; the latter is frequently
used in personal names.

Maissúr, province and town in Southern India . . . . . . . . . . . . . ميسور Hind.
From the Sanskr. máhisha-ásura, or mahisháasura. The Ásuras are the demons of Hindú
mythology, and were placed by the myth in the hot southern land amidst the Drávida people
the enemies of the northern Hindús. Máhisha was one of these demons (properly = buffalo).

Makalidúrg, in Maissúr, Lat. 13°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . ماکلي درک Hind.
"Mákali's fort." Mákali is the charioteer of Índra.

Mákdámpúr, in Rajvára, Lat. 28°, Long. 73° . . . . . . . . . . . . مقدم پور Arab. Hind.
"The town of arrival (= the travellers' station)."

Máksang, a name of the Sátlej river, q. v.

Máksúdpur, or Mákshútpur, in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 89° مقصود پور Arab. Hind.
"Máksúd's town." Máksúd, desire, or desired, a personal name.
Anal. Máksúd-nágar, in Bándelkhánd, Lat. 24°, Long. 77°.

Malákka, the southern part of the Indo-Chinese peninsula, about Lat. 8°,
Long. 99° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hind.
According to Wilford, the natives at present connect this name with maha-lánka, the great
island (or peninsula). As. Res. XVIII, p. 304. But Lassen, Vol. IV., p. 545, says that it
has its name from the tree Myrobalanum.

Maledíva Islands, properly Maláya-díba, or -dvípa, Lat. 1—7°, Long. 72—74° Hind.
"The islands of Malayavára, or Málabar."
Anal. Diu, or dvipa, frequently used as name of any small island.

Malibhúm, in Nepál, Lat. 28°, Long. 83° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . مالي بهوم Hind.
"Gardeners' land."
Anal. Máli-gáú, in the Khandesh, Lat. 20°, Long. 74°; Mali-pára, in Bengál, Lat. 23°,
Long. 88°.

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