کلکته
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani کَلْکَتَّہ (kalkatta) / कलकत्ता (kalkattā), from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kal.kat.ˈta/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäl.kʰät̪.t̪ʰä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæl.kʰʲæt̪.t̪ʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäl.kʰut̪.t̪ʰä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kalkatta |
| Dari reading? | kalkatta |
| Iranian reading? | kalkatte |
| Tajik reading? | kalkutta |
Proper noun
کلکته • (kalkatta / kalkatte) (Tajik spelling Калкутта)
- Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta)