Mysuru

[ mahy-soo-roo ]

noun

1. a city in S central Karnataka state, in S India.
2. former name of Karnataka.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mysuru¹

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