Lamphelpat Explained

Lamphelpat
Native Name:(Manipuri: /ləm.pʰel.pát/)
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Manipur#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Manipur, India
Coordinates:24.8251°N 93.909°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Manipur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Imphal West
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language(s)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MN

Lamphelpat (Meitei pronunciation: /ləm.pʰel.pát/) is the district headquarter of Imphal West district in the state of Manipur, India.[2] It is a suburb of Imphal city.

Etymology

The name "Lamphelpat" (/ləm.pʰel.pát/) is made up of two Meitei language words, "Lamphel" (Manipuri: ꯂꯝꯐꯦꯜ) and "Pāt" (Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯠ). "Lamphel" (/ləm.pʰel/) is the Meitei name of a place in Imphal.[3] "Pāt" (/pát/) means lake in Meitei.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) . 78 . . 16 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf . 13 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Lamphelpat . . . 2 September 2017 . https://archive.today/20170902184146/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=305874 . 2 September 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Sharma . H. Surmangol . 2006 . Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Lamphel . 2022-08-18 . dsal.uchicago.edu.
  4. Web site: Sharma . H. Surmangol . 2006 . Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Pāt . 2022-08-18 . dsal.uchicago.edu.