कलकत्ता
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Calcutta, with influence from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
कलकत्ता • (kalkattā) m (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)
- Calcutta (former name of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, India)
Declension[edit]
Declension of कलकत्ता (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | कलकत्ता kalkattā |
| oblique | कलकत्ता kalkattā |
| vocative | कलकत्ता kalkattā |
Further reading[edit]
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कलकत्ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 837
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