कलकत्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English Calcutta, ultimately from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəl.kət̪.t̪ɑː/, [kɐl.kɐt̪̚.t̪äː]

Proper noun

कलकत्ता • (kalkattā) m (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)

  1. 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)
singular
direct कलकत्ता
kalkattā
oblique कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते
kalkattā, kalkatte
vocative कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते
kalkattā, kalkatte

Further reading

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