Калкутта

Tajik

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), probably by way of Russian Калькутта (Kalʹkutta).

Compare Uzbek Kalkutta, Kazakh Калькутта (Kalkutta), Uyghur كالكۇتتا (kalkutta) vs Classical Persian کَلْکَتَّه (kalkatta), Hindustani کَلْکَتَّہ (kalkatta) / कलकत्ता (kalkattā), Armenian Կալկաթա (Kalkatʻa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalkutta/, [kʰäl.kʰut̪.t̪ʰä]

Proper noun

Калкутта • (Kalkutta)

  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta)
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