कलकत्ता

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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 (kalkattām (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)

  1. Calcutta (former name of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, India)
    Synonym: कोलकाता (kolkātā)

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