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I think this is an Indian female name. Kasturba seems to be best known as the name of Mohandas Gandhi's wife, but I have no clue as to what the name itself means.
This message was edited 2/1/2011, 6:19 PM
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Yes, it is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's wife's name.
I guess the -bA is the same as the feminine honorific bA/bAi used in western India which is itself of Turkish origin (baji meaning elder sister).
The kastUra might be the Sanskrit word which is used for musk from musk deer (in addition to for the scent of a few flowers, or the flowers themselves). It may be cognate with κάστωρ.
I guess the -bA is the same as the feminine honorific bA/bAi used in western India which is itself of Turkish origin (baji meaning elder sister).
The kastUra might be the Sanskrit word which is used for musk from musk deer (in addition to for the scent of a few flowers, or the flowers themselves). It may be cognate with κάστωρ.
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Thank you!
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