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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from English Calcutta, ultimately from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəl.kət̪.t̪ɑː/,
Proper noun
कलकत्ता • (kalkattā) m (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)
- Calcutta (former name of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, India)
- Synonym: कोलकाता (kolkātā)
Declension
Declension of कलकत्ता (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem // masc ā-stem)
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singular
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direct
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कलकत्ता kalkattā
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oblique
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कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते kalkattā, kalkatte
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vocative
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कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते kalkattā, kalkatte
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