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Meluhha.

Possibly the Indus Valley Civilization; a civilization located east of Mesopotamia.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɛˈluː.hə//mɛˈluː.xə/
  1. Possibly the Indus Valley Civilization; a civilization located east of Mesopotamia.

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Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (me-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱ /⁠Meluḫḫa⁠/) from Akkadian 𒈨𒈛𒄩 (Meluḫḫa), possibly ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mel-Vkku.

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