# Yamuna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jə.mʊˈnaː/ · frequency rank #62,636

## Definitions
1. The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.

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

## Source
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