Mysuru
[ mahy-soo-roo ]
noun
a city in S central Karnataka state, in S India.
former name of Karnataka.
Origin of Mysuru
1First recorded in 1895–90; from Kannada Mahishūru “abode of the demon Mahisha,” whom the goddess Chamundeshwari killed; her temple was named Mahishapura, later Mahisūru, later anglicized Mysore and Mysuru
- Also My·sore [mahy-sawr, -sohr] /maɪˈsɔr, -ˈsoʊr/ .
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