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Yamuna

/jə.mʊˈnaː/ India

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A transliteration of Sanskrit यमुना (yamunā), which is from यम (yama, “twin”), as the Yamuna runs in parallel with the Ganges.

proper noun Jamuna · Jumna · Gemini · Gemna

The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.

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name tributary of the Ganges

中文	朱木納 /朱木纳, 閻牟那 /阎牟那, 亞穆納 /亚穆纳
हिन्दी	यमुना yamunā, जमना jamnā
Русский	Джа́мна Džámna, Яму́на Jamúna, Джу́мна Džúmna
العربية	جمنة

name female given name

हिन्दी	यमुना yamunā

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@misc{yamuna_2026,
  title = {Yamuna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yamuna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}