कोलकाता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata). Doublet of कलकत्ता (kalkattā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /koːl.kɑː.t̪ɑː/, [koːl.käː.t̪äː]

Proper noun

कोलकाता • (kolkātā) m (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)

1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

   Synonym: कलकत्ता (kalkattā)

Declension

Declension of कोलकाता (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular
direct	कोलकाता kolkātā
oblique	कोलकाता kolkātā
vocative	कोलकाता kolkātā

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kol.ka.t̪a/

Proper noun

कोलकाता • (kolkātā) n

1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

   Synonym: कलकत्ता (kalkattā)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कोलकाता (kolkātā), in turn borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kolkät̪ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: कोल्काता

Proper noun

कोलकाता • (kolkātā)

1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

Declension

Declension of कोलकाता
	Singular
nominative	कोलकाता [kolkät̪ä]
accusative	कोलकातालाई [kolkät̪äläi]
instrumental/ergative	कोलकाताले [kolkät̪äle]
dative	कोलकातालाई [kolkät̪äläi]
ablative	कोलकाताबाट [kolkät̪äbäʈʌ]
genitive	कोलकाताको [kolkät̪äko]
locative	कोलकातामा [kolkät̪ämä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.