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kurūnaṁ

kuru

genitive plural masculine of kuru

  1. (mythical elephant) of the Kurus
  2. belonging to the Kuru people

Etymology. Kuru is a tribal name from Vedic and epic Sanskrit, referring to the Kuru dynasty and people of north-central India. The word appears in Pali canonical narratives and the Mahabharata. No secure Indo-European etymology.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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