Mysuru

[ mahy-soo-roo ]

noun
  1. a city in S central Karnataka state, in S India.

  2. former name of Karnataka.

Origin of Mysuru

1
First 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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