Kumari
nounEtymology From Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”).
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India a polite form of address equivalent to the English Miss
kumari
nounalso spelled KumariEtymology Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “princess; young girl”).
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Hinduism, Nepal A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.
- Shakya […] reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari, as the young Nepalese goddesses are known.2011 February 14, Mark Magnier, “Living goddess' fall back to earth”, in Los Angeles Times, page 1: