Lamphelpat

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

Etymology

The name "Lamphelpat" (/ləm.pʰel.pát/) is made up of two Meitei language words, "Lamphel" () and "Pāt" (). "Lamphel" (/ləm.pʰel/) is the Meitei name of a place in Imphal. "Pāt" (/pát/) means lake in Meitei.

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