Bengaluru

English

Etymology

Directly borrowed from Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru).

Adopted by the Karnataka state government as the official name in 2006 and the Indian central government in 2014.

Proper noun

Bengaluru

1. Synonym of Bangalore, a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

Translations

Bangalore — see Bangalore

Anagrams

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