तिलंगा

From तेलंगाना (telaṅgānā, “Telangana”) +‎ -आ (-ā, demonym).

The East India Company bought the Northern Circars (in the geographical region of Telangana) in 1823 from the Hyderabad State. This was the first area from which Indian soldiers were recruited to serve the British.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪ.ləŋ.ɡɑː/, [t̪ɪ.lɐ̃ŋ.ɡäː]

तिलंगा • (tilaṅgā) m or f by sense

1. person from Telangana
2. (historical) Indian soldier fighting for the British East India Company

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिलंगा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha