कलकत्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English Calcutta, ultimately from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəl.kət̪.t̪ɑː/, [kɐl.kɐt̪̚.t̪äː]

Proper noun

कलकत्ता • (kalkattā) m (Urdu spelling کلکتہ)

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

   Synonym: कोलकाता (kolkātā)

Declension

Declension of कलकत्ता (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem // masc ā-stem)

	singular
direct	कलकत्ता kalkattā
oblique	कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते kalkattā, kalkatte
vocative	कलकत्ता, कलकत्ते kalkattā, kalkatte

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कलकत्ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 837