[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c3.s5 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c3.s5: VIII.—Abbreviations The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c3.s5 - **Language:** English ### VIII.—Abbreviations ### [c3.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s5.1) Sometimes names are formed by the clipping of a member of a compound word, as Kārttika-svāmī, Svāmī-tīrtha; Bhīma-rathā, Bhīmā; Tuljā-bhavānī, Tuljāpur or Bhavānīnagar; Bālu-bāhini, Bāgin; Kṛṣṇa-veṇwa, Kṛṣṇā or Veṇwā; Ahichhatra, Chhatrāvatī; Dhanushkoṭi Tīrtha, Dhanu-Tīrtha or Koṭi Tīrtha; Ṛishya-śṛingagiri, Śṛingārī; Tāmrachuḍa-krora, Karura; Pañchāpsarā Tīrtha, Pañcha Tīrtha; Bikramaśilā-saṅghārāma, Śilā-saṅgam. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s5) · Pramāṇa