English
Etymology
From Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa), itself from Telugu గొల్లకొండ (gollakoṇḍa), from గొల్ల (golla, “of or pertaining to shepherds”) + కొండ (koṇḍa, “hill”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɒlˈkɒndə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡɑlˈkɑndə/
Proper noun
Golconda
- A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
1827, John Lee Comstock, Elements of Mineralogy:Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places in the kingdom of Golconda, in which diamonds of different sizes were found…
- A small city, the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States; named after Golconda in India.
- A census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
Translations
ruined city in Telangana, India
- Arabic:
- Hijazi Arabic: قولكُندة f (gōlkunda)
- Azerbaijani: Qolkonda
- Bengali: গোলকুন্ডা (gōlokunḍa)
- Finnish: Golkonda
- French: Golconde (fr) f, Golkonda f
- Georgian: ჰოლკონდა (holḳonda)
- German: Golkonda f, Golkanda f, Golconda f
- Greek: Γκολκόντα f (Gkolkónta)
- Hindi: गोलकुंडा m (golkuṇḍā), गोलकोण्डा m (golkoṇḍā)
- Italian: Golconda f
- Japanese: ゴールコンダ (Gōrukonda)
- Korean: 골콘다 (golkonda)
- Malayalam: ഗോൽക്കൊണ്ട (gōlkkoṇṭa)
- Marathi: गोवळकोंडा m (govaḷkoṇḍā)
- Odia: ଗୋଲକୁଣ୍ଡା (golakuṇḍā)
- Ottoman Turkish: كلكنده (Gülkünde)
- Persian: گلکنده (golkonde)
- Portuguese: Golconda f
- Russian: Голко́нда f (Golkónda), Голка́нда f (Golkánda)
- Sanskrit: गोल्कोण्डदुर्गम् m (golkoṇḍadurgam), गोल्कोण्ड m (golkoṇḍa)
- Spanish: Golconda f
- Tajik: Гулкунда (Gulkunda)
- Tamil: கோல்கொண்டா (kōlkoṇṭā), கோல்கண்டா (kōlkaṇṭā)
- Telugu: గోల్కొండ (gōlkoṇḍa)
- Turkish: Gülkünde
- Ukrainian: Голко́нда f (Holkónda), Ґолко́нда f (Golkónda)
- Urdu: گولْکُنْڈَہ m (golkunḍa)
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Noun
Golconda (plural Golcondas)
- (figuratively) A source of great wealth, especially a mine.