திருவண்ணாமலை

ta-proper noun

திருவண்ணாமலை • (tiruvaṇṇāmalai)

tiruvaṇṇāmalai (romanization)
திருவண்ணாமலை (nominative singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையே (singular vocative)
திருவண்ணாமலையை (accusative singular)
திருவண்ணாமலைக்கு (dative singular)
திருவண்ணாமலைக்காக (benefactive singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையுடைய (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையின் (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையில் (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையிடம் (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையோடு (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையுடன் (singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையால் (instrumental singular)
திருவண்ணாமலையிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

Compound of திரு (tiru) + அண்ணா (aṇṇā) + மலை (malai).

com+

the capital city of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India


திருவாரூர்

ta-proper noun

திருவாரூர் • (tiruvārūr)

tiruvārūr (romanization)
திருவாரூர் (nominative singular)
திருவாரூரே (singular vocative)
திருவாரூரை (accusative singular)
திருவாரூருக்கு (dative singular)
திருவாரூருக்காக (benefactive singular)
திருவாரூருடைய (singular)
திருவாரூரின் (singular)
திருவாரூரில் (singular)
திருவாரூரிடம் (singular)
திருவாரூரோடு (singular)
திருவாரூருடன் (singular)
திருவாரூரால் (instrumental singular)
திருவாரூரிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

Ta-திருவாரூர்.ogg

/t̪iɾuʋaːɾuːɾ/

Compound of திரு (tiru) + ஆறு (āṟu) + ஊர் (ūr).

com+

the capital city of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India


வேலூர்

ta-proper noun

வேலூர் • (vēlūr)

vēlūr (romanization)
வேலூர் (nominative singular)
வேலூரே (singular vocative)
வேலூரை (accusative singular)
வேலூருக்கு (dative singular)
வேலூருக்காக (benefactive singular)
வேலூருடைய (singular)
வேலூரின் (singular)
வேலூரில் (singular)
வேலூரிடம் (singular)
வேலூரோடு (singular)
வேலூருடன் (singular)
வேலூரால் (instrumental singular)
வேலூரிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

the capital city of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India


விழுப்புரம்

விழுப்புரம் • (viḻuppuram)

viḻuppuram (romanization)
விழுப்புரம் (nominative singular)
விழுப்புரமே (singular vocative)
விழுப்புரத்தை (accusative singular)
விழுப்புரத்துக்கு (dative singular)
விழுப்புரத்துக்காக (benefactive singular)
விழுப்புரத்துடைய (singular)
விழுப்புரத்தின் (singular)
விழுப்புரத்தில் (singular)
விழுப்புரத்திடம் (singular)
விழுப்புரத்தோடு (singular)
விழுப்புரத்துடன் (singular)
விழுப்புரத்தால் (instrumental singular)
விழுப்புரத்திலிருந்து (ablative singular)

the capital city of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India


விருதுநகர்

virutunakar (romanization)
விருதுநகர் (nominative singular)
விருதுநகரே (singular vocative)
விருதுநகரை (accusative singular)
விருதுநகருக்கு (dative singular)
விருதுநகருக்காக (benefactive singular)
விருதுநகருடைய (singular)
விருதுநகரின் (singular)
விருதுநகரில் (singular)
விருதுநகரிடம் (singular)
விருதுநகரோடு (singular)
விருதுநகருடன் (singular)
விருதுநகரால் (instrumental singular)
விருதுநகரிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

Compound of விருது (virutu) + நகர் (nakar).

com+

the capital city of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India


உதகை

utakai (romanization)
உதகை (nominative singular)
உதகையே (singular vocative)
உதகையை (accusative singular)
உதகைக்கு (dative singular)
உதகைக்காக (benefactive singular)
உதகையுடைய (singular)
உதகையின் (singular)
உதகையில் (singular)
உதகையிடம் (singular)
உதகையோடு (singular)
உதகையுடன் (singular)
உதகையால் (instrumental singular)
உதகையிலிருந்து (ablative singular)
உதகமண்டலம் (alternative)
ஊட்டி (alternative)

Ooty (the capital city of Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India, known as Ootacamund in the Colonial Era)


ஹைதராபாத்

ta-proper noun

ஹைதராபாத் • (haitarāpāt)

haitarāpāt (romanization)
ஹைதராபாத் (nominative singular)
ஹைதராபாதே (singular vocative)
ஹைதராபாதை (accusative singular)
ஹைதராபாதுக்கு (dative singular)
ஹைதராபாதுக்காக (benefactive singular)
ஹைதராபாதுடைய (singular)
ஹைதராபாதின் (singular)
ஹைதராபாதில் (singular)
ஹைதராபாதிடம் (singular)
ஹைதராபாதோடு (singular)
ஹைதராபாதுடன் (singular)
ஹைதராபாதால் (instrumental singular)
ஹைதராபாதிலிருந்து (ablative singular)
ஐதராபாத்து (alternative standard)
ஐதராபாத் (alternative)

Transliteration of Telugu హైదరాబాద్ (haidarābād).

translit

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, Hyderabad district, India)

the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh, India


விசாகப்பட்டினம்

ta-proper noun

விசாகப்பட்டினம் • (vicākappaṭṭiṉam)

vicākappaṭṭiṉam (romanization)
விசாகப்பட்டினம் (nominative singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினமே (singular vocative)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்தை (accusative singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்துக்கு (dative singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்துக்காக (benefactive singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்துடைய (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்தின் (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்தில் (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்திடம் (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்தோடு (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்துடன் (singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்தால் (instrumental singular)
விசாகப்பட்டினத்திலிருந்து (ablative singular)
விஷாகப்பட்னம் (alternative transliteration)

Borrowed from Telugu విశాఖపట్నం (viśākhapaṭnaṁ).

bor+

Visakhapatnam (the executive capital and the largest city of Andhra Pradesh, India) (See also: Kurnool, Amaravati and Guntur)


Udhagamandalam

Borrowed from Tamil உதகமண்டலம் (utakamaṇṭalam).

Ootacamund (alternative)
Ooty (alternative)
Wotokymund (alternative)

A city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.


ભરૂચ

→ Hindi: भरूच (bharūc)

→ English: Bharuch, Broach

/ˈbʱə.ɾut͡ʃ/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀼𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (bharuaccha), from Sanskrit भरुकच्छ (bharukaccha). Doublet of ભરુકચ્છ (bharukacch).


Slumbai

How Slumbai is being shanghaied?

[…] lose an opportunity to strike at the non-Maharashtrian population in “Slumbai”.

It was a city where the fabulously wealthy Ambani dynasty could build a twenty-seven-storey tower-block in the exclusive Malabar Hill as their own personal compound, while inequality and poverty still of Victorian levels flourished in coagulating ‘Slumbai’.

2014, Tristram Hunt, Ten Cities That Made an Empire, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

The irony is every single corporate head honcho who creates jobs in this city has not raised his or her voice to sort the mess that Mumbai has denegenerated into. Probably because they have wonderful holiday/second/weekend homes in global cities like New York, London, Singapore or Dubai… Anywhere but Slumbai.

2016 June 24, Srinath Sridharan, “Slum shame & rains: In Mumbai, sab chalta hai”, in The Asian Age:

A day before his arrest, he had tweeted, “You have arrested the wrong person, slumbai police.”

2022 January 9, “‘Bulli Bai” accused Bishnoi tells police he hacked websites”, in Millennium Post:

(derogatory) Derogatory name for Mumbai: a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India.


गुड़गाँव

hi-proper noun

गुड़गाँव • (guṛgā̃v) m (Urdu spelling گڑگاؤں)

guṛgā̃v (romanization)
گڑگاؤں (Urdu)
गुड़गांव (alternative)

Compound of गुड़ (guṛ) + गाँव (gā̃v, “village”). Based on Guḍapura, an ancient settlement often identified with this city.


Kanchrapara

A city in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.


Chandannagar

Borrowed from Bengali চন্দননগর (condonnogor).

bor+

Chandernagore (alternative)
Chandernagor (alternative)
Shandernagor (alternative)

A city in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.


শিলচর

From শিলা (śila, “rock”) + চর (cor, “island”).


কলিকাতা

(Sadhu Bhasha) Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)


মুর্শিদাবাদ

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মুর্শিদাবাদকে

মুর্শিদাবাদের

মুর্শিদাবাদে

মুর্শিদাবাদ • (murśidabad) (objective মুর্শিদাবাদ (murśidabad) or মুর্শিদাবাদকে (murśidabadoke), genitive মুর্শিদাবাদের (murśidabader), locative মুর্শিদাবাদে (murśidabade))

bn-proper noun

মুর্শিদাবাদকে

মুর্শিদাবাদের

মুর্শিদাবাদে

murśidabad (romanization)
মুর্শিদাবাদ (objective)
মুর্শিদাবাদকে (objective)
মুর্শিদাবাদের (genitive)
মুর্শিদাবাদ ে (locative)

From মুর্শিদ (murśid, “guide”), which is ultimately from Arabic مُرْشِد (muršid), + আবাদ (abad, suffix denoting an inhabited area), from Classical Persian آباد (ābād). Named after the first Nawab of Bengal Murshid Quli Khan.

a district of West Bengal.


Gurdaspur

a city and district in the Indian state of Punjab.


گورداسپور

ur-proper noun

گورْداسْپُور

گورْداسْپُور • (gordāspūr) m (Hindi spelling गुरदासपुर)

گورْداسْپُور (canonical)
gordāspūr (romanization)
गुरदासपुर (Hindi)
گورداس پور (alternative)
گرداسپور (alternative)

[ɡʊɾ.d̪ɑːs.puːɾ]

گُور داس پُور

From گورداس (gordās) + ـپُور (-pūr, “town; city; village”). Named after Mahant Guriya das ji.

suffix

لیکن پنجابی کا جو لہجہ سب کے لیے معیار قرار پایا، جس کی گرامر و اصول سب کے لئے قابل قبول ہوئے وہ لاہور، امرتسر، گورداسپور، سیالکوٹ اور ان کے نواحی علاقوں کا ہے۔

2023 January 18, Ashraf Sharif, “پنجاب کی لسانی تاریخ کا کھوج [Exploring the Linguistic History of Punjab]”, in روزنامہ ٩٢نیوز [Daily 92 News ePaper]:

However, the dialect of Punjabi which was set as the standard for all, and whose grammar and principles became acceptable to all, belongs to Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Sialkot and their suburbs.

lekin panjābī kā jo lahja sab ke liye miʻyar qarār pāya, jis kī grāmar o aṣūl sab ke liy'e qābl-e-qabūl hū'e vo lāhaur, amritsar, gordāspūr, siyalkoṭ aur un ke nuvāḥī ʻilāqoṉ kā hai.

گورداسپور کی متنازعہ تقسیم

2022 August 15, Farooq Azam, “جب لاہور اچانک بھارت کے بجائے پاکستان کا حصہ بن گیا [When Lahore suddenly became a part of Pakistan instead of India]”, in DW Urdu:

Gurdaspur (a city and administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District in the Indian state of Punjab)


Kazipet

A city within Warangal Tri-City, Telangana, India.


Wardha

A city and district in Maharashtra, India.


Wadi

A city in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.


Vijayawada

Borrowed from Telugu విజయవాడ (vijayavāḍa).

bor+

Bezawada (alternative)
Bezwada (alternative)

A city in NTR district, Andhra Pradesh, India.


കാസർഗോഡ്

head

കാസർഗോഡ് • (kāsaṟgōḍŭ)

ml-proper noun

കാസർഗോഡ് • (kāsaṟgōḍŭ)

/kaːsɐrɡoːɖɨ̆/


উজ্জয়িনী

head

উজ্জয়িনী • (ujjôẏini)

bn-proper noun

উজ্জয়িনী • (ujjôẏini)

Ujjain (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


ডিব্রুগড়

head

ডিব্রুগড় • (ḍibrugoṛ)

bn-proper noun

ডিব্রুগড় • (ḍibrugoṛ)

Borrowed from Assamese ডিব্ৰুগড় (dibrugor).


গুয়াহাটি

head

গুয়াহাটি • (guẏahaṭi)

bn-proper noun

গুয়াহাটি • (guẏahaṭi)

Borrowed from Assamese গুৱাহাটী (guahati).


শিলিগুড়ি

head

শিলিগুড়ি • (śiliguṛi)

bn-proper noun

শিলিগুড়ি • (śiliguṛi)

Siliguri (a city in Darjeeling district and Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India)


കണ്ണൂർ

head

കണ്ണൂർ • (kaṇṇūṟ)

ml-proper noun

കണ്ണൂർ • (kaṇṇūṟ)

→ Portuguese: Cananor

→ English: Cananor, Cannanore, Canonor


വയനാട്

head

വയനാട് • (vayanāṭŭ)

ml-proper noun

വയനാട് • (vayanāṭŭ)

/ʋɐjɐnaːɖɨ̆/


പാലക്കാട്

head

പാലക്കാട് • (pālakkāṭŭ)

ml-proper noun

പാലക്കാട് • (pālakkāṭŭ)


തൃശൂർ

head

തൃശൂർ • (tr̥śūṟ)

ml-proper noun

തൃശൂർ • (tr̥śūṟ)

tr̥śūṟ (romanization)
തൃശ്ശൂർ (alternative)
ത്രിശൂർ (alternative)
ത്രിശ്ശൂർ (alternative)

From തൃശ്ശിവപേരൂർ (tr̥śśivapērūṟ), from തിരു (tiru) + ശിവ (śiva) + പെരിയ (periya) + ഊർ (ūṟ).


പത്തനംതിട്ട

head

പത്തനംതിട്ട • (pattanantiṭṭa)

ml-proper noun

പത്തനംതിട്ട • (pattanantiṭṭa)

/pɐt̪t̪ɐnɐn̪t̪iʈʈɐ/

Compound of പത്തനം (pattanaṁ) + തിട്ട (tiṭṭa).

com+

Pathanamthitta (a city in Kerala, India)


മലപ്പുറം

head

മലപ്പുറം • (malappuṟaṁ)

ml-proper noun

മലപ്പുറം • (malappuṟaṁ)


দুর্গাপুর

head

দুর্গাপুর • (durgapur)

bn-proper noun

দুর্গাপুর • (durgapur)

bn:দুর্গাপুর


মেদিনীপুর

head

মেদিনীপুর • (medinīpur) (objective মেদিনীপুর (medinipur) or মেদিনীপুরকে (medinipurke), genitive মেদিনীপুরের (medinipurer), locative মেদিনীপুরে (medinipure))

medinīpur (romanization)
মেদিনীপুর (objective)
মেদিনীপুরকে (objective)
মেদিনীপুরের (genitive)
মেদিনীপুর ে (locative)

From মেদিনী (medinī), from Middle Bengali মাদানী (madani, “Medinan”) which is ultimately from Arabic مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy), + পুর (pur, “city”), from Sanskrit पुर (pura). Named after the 17th-century scholar Haji Mustafa Madani.

inh

a city in West Bengal.

a former district of West Bengal.


काशी

head

काशी • (kāśī) f

mr-proper noun

काशी • (kāśī) f

kāśī (romanization)
काशी
काश्या
काश्यां-
काशीला
काश्यांना
काशीने (ergative)
काशीनं (ergative)
काश्यांनी (ergative)
काशीशी (instrumental)
काश्यांशी (instrumental)
Locative Note: -त  is a postposition.
काशीचा
काशीचे
काशीची
काशीच्या
काशीचं
काश्यांचा
काश्यांचे
काश्यांची
काश्यांच्या
काश्यांचं
काश्यांच्या

mr-decl-noun

fem ī-stem

Borrowed from Sanskrit काशी (kāśī). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘫𑘲 (kāśī).

Kashi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India), having a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in Hinduism


কাশী

head

কাশী • (kaśi)

bn-proper noun

কাশী • (kaśi)


বেনারস

head

বেনারস • (benaroś)

bn-proper noun

বেনারস • (benaroś)

Benares (former name of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


মীরাট

head

মীরাট • (miraṭ)

bn-proper noun

মীরাট • (miraṭ)


আগ্রা

head

আগ্রা • (agra)

bn-proper noun

আগ্রা • (agra)


মথুরা

Mathura (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


বৃন্দাবন

Borrowed from Sanskrit ৱৃন্দাৱন (vṛndāvana)

bor+

Vrindavan (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


Vrindavan

Transliteration of Hindi वृन्दावन (vŕndāvan), from Sanskrit वृन्दावन (vṛndāvana).


راجوری

ur-proper noun

راجَوری • (rājaurī) m (Hindi spelling राजौरी)

راجَوری (canonical)
rājaurī (romanization)
राजौरी (Hindi)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒɔː.ɾiː/

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Rajouri, Rajauri (a city, a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


شوپیاں

شوپیاں • (śopiyā̃) m

[ʃʊ.pɪ.jɑ̃ː]

Shopian (a city, a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


प्रयागराज

hi-prop

प्रयागराज • (prayāgrāj) m

prayāgrāj (romanization)
प्रयागराज (direct singular)
प्रयागराज (oblique singular)
प्रयागराज (singular vocative)

/pɾə.jɑːɡ.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/

[pɾɐ.jäːɡ.ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Prayagraj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


Prayagraj

Transliteration of Hindi प्रयागराज (prayāgrāj).

translit

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, formerly Allahabad.


বনগাঁ

head

বনগাঁ • (bongã)

bn-proper noun

বনগাঁ • (bongã)


Bangaon

Borrowed from Bengali বনগাঁ (bongã). The -gaon suffix is possibly by influence of place names like Gurgaon, Sonargaon etc.


سکندر آباد

ur-proper noun

سِکَنْدَر آباد

سِکَنْدَر آباد • (sikandar ābād) m (Hindi spelling सिकंदराबाद)

سِکَنْدَر آباد (canonical)
sikandar ābād (romanization)
सिकंदराबाद (Hindi)

→ English: Secunderabad

Secunderabad (a city in Telangana, India)


احمد آباد

اَحْمَد آباد

اَحْمَد آباد • (aḥmad ābād) m (Hindi spelling अहमदाबाद)

اَحْمَد آباد (canonical)
aḥmad ābād (romanization)
अहमदाबाद (Hindi)

desc

أَحْمَد آبَاد

→ Arabic: أَحْمَد آبَاد (ʔaḥmad ʔābād)

→ Arabic: أَحْمَد آبَاد (ʔaḥmad ʔābād)

→ Hebrew: אחמדאבאד (aḥmadābād)

[ɛɦ.mə.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪]

Ahmedabad, Amdavad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)


কুরুক্ষেত্র

Borrowed from Sanskrit কুরুক্ষেত্র (kurukṣetra).

bor+

Kurukshetra (a city in Haryana, India, famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra)


Kurukshetra

Borrowed from Hindi कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra), Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra).

A city in Haryana, India, famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra.


कुरुक्षेत्र

hi-proper noun

कुरुक्षेत्र • (kurukṣetra) m

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra).


אחמדאבאד

he-proper noun

אחמדאבאד • (aḥmadābād)

Borrowed from Urdu اَحْمَد آباد (aḥmad ābād).

bor+

اَحْمَد آباد

Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)


Burdwan

Anglicization of Bengali বর্ধমান (bôrdhôman).

former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.


নাগপুর

Nagpur (a large city, the winter capital of Maharashtra, India)


गुरदासपुर

hi-proper noun

गुरदासपुर • (gurdāspur) m (Urdu spelling گورداسپور)

gurdāspur (romanization)
گورداسپور (Urdu)
गुरदासपुर (direct singular)
गुरदासपुर (oblique singular)
गुरदासपुर (singular vocative)

/ɡʊɾ.d̪ɑːs.pʊɾ/

[ɡʊɾ.d̪äːs.pʊɾ]

Gurdaspur (a city and administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District in the Indian state of Punjab)


حیدر آباد

ur-proper noun

حَیدَر آباد • (haidar ābād) m (Hindi spelling हैदराबाद)

حَیدَر آباد (canonical)
haidar ābād (romanization)
हैदराबाद (Hindi)

/ɦɛː.d̪əɾ ɑː.bɑːd̪/

حے دَرَ آ باد

Hyderabad (the capital city, the largest city in Telangana, India)


জৌনপুর

head

জৌনপুর • (jōunpur) (objective জৌনপুর (jōunpur) or জৌনপুরকে (jōunpurke), genitive জৌনপুরের (jōunpurer), locative জৌনপুরে (jōunpure))

jōunpur (romanization)
জৌনপুর (objective)
জৌনপুরকে (objective)
জৌনপুরের (genitive)
জৌনপুর ে (locative)
জৈনপুর (alternative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian جونپور (jaunpūr), lit. Jauna's town, after Muhammad Fakhr Malik Jauna Khan bin Tughluq.

bor+

Jaunpur; a district of Uttar Pradesh, India

a city in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India


দ্বারভাঙা

head

দ্বারভাঙা • (dẇarbhaṅa)

bn-proper noun

দ্বারভাঙা • (dẇarbhaṅa)


دهلي

ar-proper noun

دِهْلِي • (dihlī) f

دِهْلِي (canonical)
dihlī (romanization)

Borrowed from Urdu دِہْلِی (dihlī), or directly from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī).

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


Mangaluru

Synonym of Mangalore, a city in Karnataka, south-western India.


Vasco da Gama

Named after Portuguese navigator and governor of Portuguese India Vasco da Gama.

named-after

List of governors of Portuguese India
Vasco da Gama, Goa


ਹੈਦਰਾਬਾਦ

pa-proper noun

ਹੈਦਰਾਬਾਦ • (haidrābād) ? (Shahmukhi spelling حیدرآباد)

haidrābād (romanization)
حیدرآباد (Shahmukhi)

Hyderabad (the capital city of Telangana)


لیہہ

Leh (one of the capitals and largest city in the disputed union territory of Ladakh, India)


ഹൈദരാബാദ്

head

ഹൈദരാബാദ് • (haidarābādŭ)

ml-proper noun

ഹൈദരാബാദ് • (haidarābādŭ)

/hɐi̯d̪ɐɾaːbaːd̪ɨ̆/

Borrowed from Telugu హైదరాబాద్ (haidarābād).

bor+

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, Hyderabad district, India)

the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh, India


ചണ്ഡീഗഢ്

head

ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് • (caṇḍīgaḍhŭ)

ml-proper noun

ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് • (caṇḍīgaḍhŭ)

/t͡ʃɐɳɖiːɡɐɖ(ʱ)ɨ̆/

Borrowed from Hindi चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh).

Chandigarh (a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab)


Bankura

A city and district in West Bengal, India.


কোচবিহাৰ

head

কোচবিহাৰ (küsbihar)

→ Bengali: কোচবিহার (kocbihar)

→ English: Cooch Behar

Compound of কোচ (küs) + বিহাৰ (bihar), literally “house of the Koch dynasty”.

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Cooch Behar (a city in West Bengal, India)


Siliguri

/ˈsɪliˌɡʊɹi/

Transliteration of Bengali শিলিগুড়ি (śiliguṛi).

translit

A large city in northern West Bengal, India.


মহীশূর

head

মহীশূর • (mohiśur)

bn-proper noun

মহীশূর • (mohiśur)

Derived from Kannada ಮಹಿಶೂರು (mahiśūru, literally “abode of Mahisha”), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Doublet of মহিষ (mohiś), মোষ (mōś), মইষ (moiś), and ভইষ (bhoiś).

doublet

Mysore, Mysuru (a city in Karnataka, India)


Godhra

A city in Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India.


Ratlam

A city and district in Madhya Pradesh, India.


Abu Road

A city in Sirohi district, Rajasthan, India.


बंगलौर

baṅglaur (romanization)
बंगलूर (alternative)
बंगलोर (alternative)

[bɐ̃ŋ.ɡlɔːɾ]

Bangalore, Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


Fazilka

A city and district in Punjab, India; the district borders onto Pakistan.


Bandikui

A city in Dausa district, Rajasthan, India.


Virar

A coastal city in Palghal district, Maharashtra, India, north of Mumbai.


Vasai

Historical name: Bassein

A city in Palghar district, near Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.


Palanpur

A city in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India.


Bharuch

Broach (alternative)
Baroach (alternative)
Bhroch (alternative)
Baroche (alternative)
Baruj (alternative)
Barochi (alternative)
Behrug (alternative)

A city and district at the mouth of the Narmada River in Gujarat, India.


Nova Déli

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈðɛ.li]


बंगळूर

head

बंगळूर • (baṅgḷūr) n

mr-proper noun

बंगळूर • (baṅgḷūr) n

baṅgḷūr (romanization)
बंगळुरू (alternative)
बेंगळूर (alternative)

[bəŋ.ɡɭ̆uːɾ]


بھاؤ نگر

ur-proper noun

بھاؤ نَگَر • (bhāo nagar) m (Hindi spelling भावनगर)

بھاؤ نَگَر (canonical)
bhāo nagar (romanization)
भावनगर (Hindi)

/bʱɑː.ʊ nə.ɡəɾ/

/bʱɑː.oː nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Gujarati ભાવનગર (bhāvnagar), named after Bhavsinhji I Ratanji.

bor+

Bhavnagar (a city in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India)


ഇന്ദോർ

head

ഇന്ദോർ • (indōṟ)

ml-proper noun

ഇന്ദോർ • (indōṟ)

the largest city in Madhya Pradesh, India


Нью-Делі

uk-proper noun

Нью-Де́лі • (Nʹju-Déli) n inan (indeclinable)

Нью-Де́лі (canonical)
Nʹju-Déli (romanization)


Nové Dillí

Nové Dillí (nominative singular)
Nového Dillí (genitive singular)
Novému Dillí (dative singular)
Nové Dillí (accusative singular)
Nové Dillí (singular vocative)
Novém Dillí (locative singular)
Novým Dillí (instrumental singular)


Μινναγάρ

Minnagár (romanization)
Μιννάγαρα (alternative)
Μιναγάρα (alternative)

Unknown. The latter element is clearly borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”).


کرو کشیتر

ur-proper noun

کرو کشیتر • (kurū-kśetr) ?

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra, literally “realm of Kuru”).

lbor

a city in Haryana, India, the domain of the Kaurava clan and kingdom; famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra.


নদিয়া

head

নদিয়া • (nodiẏa)

bn-prop

নদিয়া • (nodiẏa)

Compound of ন (no, “new”) + দিয়া (diẏa, “island”), such named because the town was formerly an island on the Bhagirathi river that formed in medieval times. The name was later Sanskritised as নবদ্বীপ (noboddip), the more common name for the city now.

com+

Nadia (a city in the Nadia District, West Bengal, India)


Kannur

Borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Cananor (alternative)
Cannanore (alternative)
Canonor (alternative)

A city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.


વડોદરા

head

વડોદરા • (Vaṛodrā) n

gu-proper noun

વડોદરા • (Vaṛodrā) n

/ˈʋə.ɽod̪.ɾɑ/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 (vaḍavadda), from Sanskrit *वटपद्र (vaṭapadra), from वट (vaṭa, “banyan”) + पद्र (padra, “village”),

com

Vadodara, Baroda (a large city and district of Gujarat, India)


દિલ્હી

head

દિલ્હી • (dilhī) f

gu-proper noun

દિલ્હી • (dilhī) f

Borrowed from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī). First attested as Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī).

bor+

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ

pa-proper noun

ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ • (ludhiāṇā) m (Shahmukhi spelling لُدِھیاݨَہ)

ludhiāṇā (romanization)
لُدِھیاݨَہ (Shahmukhi)

→ Hindi: लुधियाना (ludhiyānā)

→ Urdu: لدھیانہ (ludhiyāna)

→ Odia: ଲୁଧିଆନା (ludhiānā)


వరంగల్

Waragal (a city and district of Telangana, India)


Jhansi

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


بمبئی

Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay)


بمبئی

ur-proper noun

بَمْبَئی • (bambaī) f (Hindi spelling बंबई)

بَمْبَئی (canonical)
bambaī (romanization)
बंबई (Hindi)

Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


ممبی

From Urdu مُمبَئی, from Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī).

der

Urdu مُمبَئی


वैशाली

hi-proper noun

वैशाली • (vaiśālī) f (Urdu spelling ویشالی)

vaiśālī (romanization)
ویشالی (Urdu)
वैशाली (direct singular)
वैशाली (oblique singular)
वैशाली (singular vocative)

/ʋɛː.ʃɑː.liː/

[ʋɛː.ʃäː.liː]

(historical) Vaishali (a city in Bihar, India)


Wayanad

Borrowed from Malayalam വയനാട് (vayanāṭŭ).


Benarés

Borrowed from Hindustani بنارس / बनारस (banāras), likely via the English Benares.

Varanasi, Benares (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism)


கோவல்

ta-proper noun

கோவல் • (kōval)

kōval (romanization)
கோவல் (nominative singular)
கோவலே (singular vocative)
கோவலை (accusative singular)
கோவலுக்கு (dative singular)
கோவலுக்காக (benefactive singular)
கோவலுடைய (singular)
கோவலின் (singular)
கோவலில் (singular)
கோவலிடம் (singular)
கோவலோடு (singular)
கோவலுடன் (singular)
கோவலால் (instrumental singular)
கோவலிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

Alternative form of Tirukoilur (a city in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India)


કોલકાતા

head

કોલકાતા • (kolkātā) n

gu-proper noun

કોલકાતા • (kolkātā) n

Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)


પ્રયાગરાજ

head

પ્રયાગરાજ • (prayāgrāj) n

gu-proper noun

પ્રયાગરાજ • (prayāgrāj) n

Prayagraj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


અલ્લાહાબાદ

head

અલ્લાહાબાદ • (allāhābād) n

gu-proper noun

અલ્લાહાબાદ • (allāhābād) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (allāh-ābād).

bor+

Allahabad (former name of Prayagraj, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


આગ્રા

head

આગ્રા • (āgrā) m

gu-proper noun

આગ્રા • (āgrā) m

Compare Marathi आग्रा (āgrā), Kannada ಆಗ್ರಾ (āgrā), Hindi आगरा (āgrā), Telugu ఆగ్రా (āgrā), Punjabi ਆਗਰਾ (āgarā) / آگرا (āgrā), Bengali আগ্রা (agra).


ભાવનગર

/ˈbʱɑʋ.nə.ɡəɾ/

[ˈbʱɑu.nə.ɡəɾ]

ભાવ (bhāv, “Bhavsinhji Gohil”) + નગર (nagar, “city”).


રાજકોટ

head

રાજકોટ • (rājkoṭ) n

gu-proper noun

રાજકોટ • (rājkoṭ) n

/ˈɾɑd͡ʒ.koʈ/

Rajkot (a city in Rajkot district, Gujarat, India)


Djaïpour

Il existait en effet dans le palais du maharadjah de Djaïpour une série de tapis portant des étiquettes mentionnant qu'ils avaient été fabriqués à Lahore.

1900, Paul Ferniot, L'Inde; lectures de géographie et d'histoire, accompagnées d'analyses, de résumés, de notes et notices explicatives, etc. et de nombreuses gravures, Grasset, page 25:

Indeed in the palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur there was a series of carpets that had labels saying that they had been made in Lahore.

Jaipur (the state capital of Rajasthan, India)


ఏలూరు

te-proper noun

ఏలూరు • (ēlūru) ?


Kewhira

→ English: Kohima

Kohima (a city, the state capital of Nagaland, India)


విజయవాడ

From విజయ (vijaya, “name of a year”) + వాడ (vāḍa, “street”).

com

Vijayawada (a city in Andhra Pradesh, India)


দিছপুৰ

disopur (romanization)
দিছপুৰ (absolutive)
দিছপুৰে (ergative)
দিছপুৰ (accusative)
দিছপুৰক (accusative)
দিছপুৰৰ (genitive)
দিছপুৰলৈ (dative)
দিছপুৰেৰে (instrumental)
দিছপুৰত (locative)

as-decl-proper noun

দিছপুৰ / দিছপুৰক


મદ્રાસ

head

મદ્રાસ • (madrās) f

gu-proper noun

મદ્રાસ • (madrās) f

Madras (former name of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India)


ચેન્નાઈ

head

ચેન્નાઈ • (cennāī) f

gu-proper noun

ચેન્નાઈ • (cennāī) f

Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)


બેંગલોર

head

બેંગલોર • (beṅglor) n

gu-proper noun

બેંગલોર • (beṅglor) n

beṅglor (romanization)
બેંગ્લોર (alternative)

Bangalore, Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


બેંગલુરુ

head

બેંગલુરુ • (beṅgluru) n

gu-proper noun

બેંગલુરુ • (beṅgluru) n

beṅgluru (romanization)
બેંગ્લૂરૂ (alternative)

Borrowed from Hindi बेंगलुरु (beṅgluru).

(neologism, official) Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


હૈદરાબાદ

head

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

gu-proper noun

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

/ˈɦəid̪.ɾɑ.bɑd̪/

Borrowed from Hindustani حیدر آباد / हैदराबाद (haidrābād).

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, India, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh)


Kottayam

Borrowed from Malayalam കോട്ടയം (kōṭṭayaṁ).


કર્ણાવતી

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કર્ણાવતી • (Karṇāvatī) f

gu-proper noun

કર્ણાવતી • (Karṇāvatī) f

/ˈkəɾ.ɳɑ.ʋə.t̪i/

Sanskritic formation from કર્ણ (karṇ) + -વતી (-vatī). Named after the ruler of the Chaulukya dynasty Karna I. Displaced by અમદાવાદ (amdāvād).
More information
For the Sanskritic compound, compare the placenames અમરાવતી (amarāvatī), પુષ્કલાવતી (puṣkalāvatī).

named-after

કર્ણાવતી મહાનગર

Karnavati (former name of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India)

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


मेदिनीनगर

Named after Medini Ray of the Chero Dynasty.

Medininagar (a city in Jharkhand, India)


Tumakuru

Borrowed from Kannada ತುಮಕುರು (tumakuru).


ತುಮಕುರು

Tumakuru, Tumkur (a city in Karnataka, India)


Hubballi

Borrowed from Kannada ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ (hubbaḷḷi).


Shivamogga

Borrowed from Kannada ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ (śivamoggā).


Hosapete

Borrowed from Kannada ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ (hosapēṭe).


ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ

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ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ • (hubbaḷḷi)

kn-proper noun

ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ • (hubbaḷḷi)

From ಹೂವಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ (hūvina baḷḷi), meaning "flowering creeper".

Hubballi, Hubli (a city in Karnataka, India)


ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ

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ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ • (śivamoggā)

kn-proper noun

ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ • (śivamoggā)

/ʃiʋɐmoɡɡaː/

Shivamogga, Shimoga (a city in Karnataka, India)


ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ

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ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ • (hosapēṭe)

kn-proper noun

ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ • (hosapēṭe)

From ಹೊಸ (hosa, “new”) + ಪೇಟೆ (pēṭe, “market”).

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Hosapete, Hospet (a city in Karnataka, India)


ಕಲಬುರಗಿ

Kalaburagi, Gulbargi (a city in Karnataka, India)


Chikkamagaluru

Borrowed from Kannada ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು (cikkamagaḷūru).

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a city and district in Karnataka, India.


ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು

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ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು • (cikkamagaḷūru)

kn-proper noun

ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು • (cikkamagaḷūru)

/t͡ʃikkɐmɐɡɐɭuːɾu/

Chikkamagaluru, Chikkmagalur (a city and district in Karnataka, India.)


Palakkad

Borrowed from Malayalam പാലക്കാട് (pālakkāṭŭ).


ವಿಜಯಪುರ

/ʋid͡ʒɐjɐpuɾɐ/

Vijayapura, Bijapur (a city in Karnataka, India)


Vijayapura

Borrowed from Kannada ವಿಜಯಪುರ (vijayapura).


Ballari

Borrowed from Kannada ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ (baḷḷāri).


రాజమహేంద్రవరం

te-proper noun

రాజమహేంద్రవరం • (rājamahēndravaraṁ) ?

From Sanskrit रजमहेन्द्रपुरम् (rajamahendrapuram, “the city of King Mahendra”).

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रजमहेन्द्रपुरम्

Rajamahendravaram, Rajamundry (a city in Andhra Pradesh, India)


Hoshangabad

From Hindustani होशंगाबाद (hośaṅgābād) / ہوشنگ آباد.


छत्रपती संभाजीनगर

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छत्रपती संभाजीनगर • (chatraptī sambhājīngar) ?

Named after Sambhaji Bhosale, second chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar#English

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (a city in Maharashtra, India)


धाराशिव

hi-proper noun

धाराशिव • (dhārāśiv) ? (Urdu spelling عثمان آباد)

dhārāśiv (romanization)
عثمان آباد (Urdu)

/d̪ʱɑː.ɾɑː.ʃɪʋ/

[d̪ʱäː.ɾäː.ʃɪʋ]

Dharashiv (a city in Maharashtra, India)


धाराशिव

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धाराशिव • (dhārāśiv) ?

mr-proper noun

धाराशिव • (dhārāśiv) ?


കൊയിലാണ്ടി

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കൊയിലാണ്ടി • (koyilāṇṭi)

ml-proper noun

കൊയിലാണ്ടി • (koyilāṇṭi)

Koyilandy (a city and taluk in the Kozhikode district, Kerala, India.)


கும்பகோணம்

ta-proper noun

கும்பகோணம் • (kumpakōṇam)

Kumbakonam (a city in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India)


Mayiladuthurai

a city and district in Tamil Nadu, India.


തലശ്ശേരി

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തലശ്ശേരി • (talaśśēri)

ml-proper noun

തലശ്ശേരി • (talaśśēri)

/t̪ɐlɐʃʃeːɾi/

Thalassery, Tellicherry (a city in Kerala, India)


Viluppuram

Borrowed from Tamil விழுப்புரம் (viḻuppuram).

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Villupuram (alternative)
Vizhuppuram (alternative)


Vatakara

Borrowed from Malayalam വടകര (vaṭakara).

Vadakara (alternative)
Badagara (alternative)


Mandi

Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh#English


मंडी

→ English: Mandi

Mandi (a city in Himachal Pradesh, India)


Mumbajo

Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


વારાણસી

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વારાણસી • (vārāṇsī) n

gu-proper noun

વારાણસી • (vārāṇsī) n

/ˈʋɑ.ɾɑ.ɳə.si/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

lbor

Varanasi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


મથુરા

Mathura, Muttra (a city, the administrative center of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


અમૃતસર

Borrowed from Punjabi امرتسر / ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ (ammritsar).


અમૃતસર

Amritsar (a city, the district capital of Amritsar district, India)


શ્રીનગર

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શ્રીનગર • (śrīngar) n

gu-proper noun

શ્રીનગર • (śrīngar) n

/ˈʃɾi.nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara, literally “City of Lakshmi”).

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Srinagar (a city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


મહેસાણા

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મહેસાણા • (mahesāṇā) n

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મહેસાણા • (mahesāṇā) n

According to legends, it is named after Mehsaji Chavda, Rajput heir of the Chavda dynasty.


గురువాయూరు

te-proper noun

గురువాయూరు • (guruvāyūru) ?

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “guru, teacher, sage; venerable or respectable person”) + Sanskrit वायु (vāyu, “wind, air”) + ఊరు (ūru).

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te:గురువాయూరు


Mormugao

A port city in South Goa district, Goa, India.


Margao

Borrowed from Portuguese Margão, from Konkani मडगांव (maḍgāuva).


દાર્જીલિંગ

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દાર્જીલિંગ • (dārjīliṅg) n

gu-proper noun

દાર્જીલિંગ • (dārjīliṅg) n

Borrowed from Bengali দার্জিলিং (darjiliṅ), from Nepali दार्जिलिङ (dārjiliṅ), from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང (rdo rje gling).

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རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང

Darjeeling (a city in West Bengal, India)


સીમલા

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સીમલા • (sīmlā) n

gu-proper noun

સીમલા • (sīmlā) n

Shimla, Simla (the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India)


Nagercoil

Borrowed from Tamil நாகர்கோவில் (nākarkōvil).


Eluru

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.


Karwar

Borrowed from Kannada ಕಾರವಾರ (kāravāra).

A city in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India.


Jamshedpur

A city in the state of Jharkhand, India.


నల్గొండ

te-proper noun

నల్గొండ • (nalgoṇḍa) ?

Nalgonda (a district and city in Andhra Pradesh, India)


మహబూబ్ నగర్

→ English: Mahbubnagar

Named after Mahboob Ali Khan, the 6th nizam of Hyderabad.

Mahbubnagar (a city and district in Andhra Pradesh, India)


Bhararisain

Borrowed from Hindi भराड़ीसैंण (bharāṛīsa͠iṇ).

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The summer capital of Uttarakhand, India.


உதகமண்டலம்

ta-proper noun

உதகமண்டலம் • (utakamaṇṭalam)

utakamaṇṭalam (romanization)
உதகமண்டலம் (nominative singular)
உதகமண்டலங்கள் (nominative plural)
உதகமண்டலமே (singular vocative)
உதகமண்டலங்களே (plural vocative)
உதகமண்டலத்தை (accusative singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களை (accusative plural)
உதகமண்டலத்துக்கு (dative singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களுக்கு (dative plural)
உதகமண்டலத்துக்காக (benefactive singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களுக்காக (benefactive plural)
உதகமண்டலத்துடைய (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களுடைய (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்தின் (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களின் (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்தில் (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களில் (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்திடம் (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களிடம் (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்தோடு (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களோடு (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்துடன் (singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களுடன் (plural)
உதகமண்டலத்தால் (instrumental singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களால் (instrumental plural)
உதகமண்டலத்திலிருந்து (ablative singular)
உதகமண்டலங்களிலிருந்து (ablative plural)

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→ English: Udhagamandalam, Ootacamund, Ooty, Wotokymund

Compound of உதகம் (utakam) + மண்டலம் (maṇṭalam).

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Udhagamandalam (the capital city of Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India, also known as Ooty)


ઉદયપુર

Borrowed from Sanskrit उदयपुर (udayapura). ઉદય (udaya) + -પુર (-pur), literally “City of Sunrise”.

suf

Udaipur (a city and district in Rajasthan, India)


Gorakhpur

Borrowed from Hindi गोरखपुर (gorakhpur).

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Lalitpur

A city and district of Jhansi division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


古爾岡

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵/


諾伊達

/nu̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/nu̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

(～市) Noida (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


Noida

From the acronym of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority.


બરોડા

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બરોડા • (baroḍā) n

gu-proper noun

બરોડા • (baroḍā) n

Baroda (former name of Vadodara, a large city and district of Gujarat, India)


قنوج

qannuj (romanization)
کنوج (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic قَنُّوج (qannūj), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja).

چو بازگشت به پیروزی از در قنوج
مظفر و ظفر و فتح بر یمین و یسار

c. 1030, Farrukhī Sīstānī, “Qaṣīda 30”, in دیوان فرخی سیستانی [Dīvān of Farrukhī]:

When he returned in triumph from the gate of Kannauj,
Victorious, with victory and conquest to his left and right

čū bāzgašt ba pērōzī az dar-i qannūj
muzaffar u zafar u fath bar yamin u yasār

Kannauj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ

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ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ • (ayōdhye)

kn-proper noun

ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ • (ayōdhye)

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

bor+

Ayodhya (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India and birthplace of god Ram in mythology)


瓦拉納西

瓦拉纳西
婆羅痆斯
波羅奈
貝拿勒斯
貝那拉斯

ㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧ

ㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧ

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

Varanasi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


Farrukhabad

A city in Farrukhabad district, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


લખનૌ

Compare Hindustani لکھنؤ / लखनऊ (lakhnaū).

Lucknow (the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India)


ઝાંસી

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ઝાંસી • (jhā̃sī) n

gu-proper noun

ઝાંસી • (jhā̃sī) n

/ˈd͡ʒʱɑ̃.si/


મુરાદાબાદ

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મુરાદાબાદ • (murādābād) n

gu-noun

મુરાદાબાદ • (murādābād) n

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرادآباد (murāḏābād, literally “city of Murad Bakhsh”).

bor+

Moradabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


પૂના

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પૂના • (pūnā) m

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પૂના • (pūnā) m

Poona (former name of Pune, a major city and district of Maharashtra, India)


અયોધ્યા

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અયોધ્યા • (ayodhyā) f

gu-prop

અયોધ્યા • (ayodhyā) f

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit અયોધ્યા (ayodhyā).

lbor

Ayodhya (a city in Awadh, Uttar Pradesh, India, and birthplace of the god Ram in mythology)


જયપુર

jayapur (romanization)
જેપુર (alternative)

જય (jaya, “Jai Singh II”) + પુર (pur). Compare Hindi जयपुर (jaypur), Marathi जयपूर (jaypūr).

Jaipur (the state capital of Rajasthan, India)


કાનપુર

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કાનપુર • (kānpur) n

gu-proper noun

કાનપુર • (kānpur) n

By surface analysis, કાન (kān, “Raja Kanh Deo”) + પુર (pur, “city”)

surf

Kanpur (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


નાગપુર

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નાગપુર • (nāgpur) f

gu-proper noun

નાગપુર • (nāgpur) f

By surface analysis, નાગ (nāg, “Nag River”) + પુર (pur, “city”).

surf

Nagpur (a large city, the winter capital of Maharashtra, India)


ભોપાળ

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ભોપાળ • (bhopāḷ) n

gu-proper noun

ભોપાળ • (bhopāḷ) n

bhopāḷ (romanization)
ભોપાલ (alternative)

By surface analysis, ભોજ (bhoj, “Bhoja, King of Malwa”) + પાળ (pāḷ, “dam”).

surf

Bhopal (the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India)


પટણા

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પટણા • (paṭṇā) n

gu-prop

પટણા • (paṭṇā) n

Ultimately from Sanskrit पट्टन (paṭṭana, “town”), a Dravidian borrowing.

Patna (the capital and largest city of Bihar, India)


નાશિક

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નાશિક • (nāśik) n

gu-noun

નાશિક • (nāśik) n

nāśik (romanization)
નાસિક (alternative)

Compare Hindi नासिक (nāsik) and Marathi नाशिक (nāśik).

Nashik, Nasik (a city in Maharashtra, India)


પાટણ

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પાટણ • (pāṭaṇ) n

gu-proper noun

પાટણ • (pāṭaṇ) n

pāṭaṇ (romanization)
પટ્ટણ (alternative)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀦 (paṭṭana), from Sanskrit पट्टन (paṭṭana), from Dravidian.

Patan (a city in Patan district, Gujarat, India)


ખંભાત

Inherited from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती (skambhāvatī), from स्कम्भ (skambha, “pillar”) + -वत् (-vat, “-ful, rich”).

com

Khambhat, Cambay (a city in Gujarat, India)


मुंबय

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मुंबय • (mumbay) (Latin script Mumbai, Kannada script ಮುಂಬಯ್)

mumbay (romanization)
Mumbai (Latin character)
ಮುಂಬಯ್ (Kannada character)


चेन्नय

चेन्नय • (cennay) (Latin script Chennai, Kannada script ಚೆನ್ನಯ್)

cennay (romanization)
Chennai (Latin character)
ಚೆನ್ನಯ್ (Kannada character)

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai). Cognate to Marathi चेन्नई (cennaī).


मंगळूर

मंगळूर • (maṅgaḷūr) (Latin script Mongollur, Kannada script ಮಂಗಳೂರ್)

maṅgaḷūr (romanization)
Mongollur (Latin character)
ಮಂಗಳೂರ್ (Kannada character)

Borrowed from Kannada ಮಂಗಳೂರು (maṅgaḷūru).


Toda

Clipping of Todaraisingh: a city and municipality of Kekri district, Rajasthan, India.


દ્વારકા

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દ્વારકા • (dvārkā) f or n

gu-proper noun

દ્વારકા • (dvārkā) f or n

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit द्वारका (dvārakā).


ഒഡിപു

oḍipu (romanization)
spelling ಒಡಿಪು (Kannada)

Possibly from Sanskrit उडुप (uḍupa) (lord of the stars).


ഷൊർണൂർ

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ഷൊർണൂർ • (ṣoṟṇūṟ)

ml-proper noun

ഷൊർണൂർ • (ṣoṟṇūṟ)

ṣoṟṇūṟ (romanization)
ഷൊർണ്ണൂർ (alternative)
ഷൊറണൂർ (alternative)
ഷൊറണ്ണൂർ (alternative)

Shoranur (a city in Palakkad district, Kerala, India)


Shoranur

Borrowed from Malayalam ഷൊർണൂർ (ṣoṟṇūṟ).

A city in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.


କଟକ

→ English: Cuttack


ବନାରସ

Varanasi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


ବାରାଣସୀ

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ବାରାଣସୀ (bārāṇasi)

or-proper noun

ବାରାଣସୀ (bārāṇasi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).


જામનગર

/ˈd͡ʒɑm.nə.ɡəɾ/

જામ (jām, “Jam Rawal”) + નગર (nagar, “city”)


નવસારી

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નવસારી • (navsārī) n

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નવસારી • (navsārī) n

According to the Parsi tradition, from Persian نو (naw) + ساری (sārī), literally “New Sari”. Displaced નાગમંડળ (nāgmaṇḍaḷ).


Cananor

Borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

A city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.


Malappuram

Borrowed from Malayalam മലപ്പുറം (malappuṟaṁ).


प्रयाग

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प्रयाग • (prayāg) m

prayāg (romanization)
प्रयाग (direct singular)
प्रयाग (oblique singular)
प्रयाग (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रयज्ञ (prayajña).

inh+

Prayagraj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


प्रयज्ञ

prayajña (romanization)
प्रयज्ञः (nominative singular)
प्रयज्ञौ (dual nominative)
प्रयज्ञा1 (dual nominative)
प्रयज्ञाः (nominative plural)
प्रयज्ञासः1 (nominative plural)
प्रयज्ञम् (accusative singular)
प्रयज्ञौ (accusative dual)
प्रयज्ञा1 (accusative dual)
प्रयज्ञान् (accusative plural)
प्रयज्ञेन (instrumental singular)
प्रयज्ञाभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
प्रयज्ञैः (instrumental plural)
प्रयज्ञेभिः1 (instrumental plural)
प्रयज्ञाय (dative singular)
प्रयज्ञाभ्याम् (dative dual)
प्रयज्ञेभ्यः (dative plural)
प्रयज्ञात् (ablative singular)
प्रयज्ञाभ्याम् (ablative dual)
प्रयज्ञेभ्यः (ablative plural)
प्रयज्ञस्य (genitive singular)
प्रयज्ञयोः (dual genitive)
प्रयज्ञानाम् (genitive plural)
प्रयज्ञे (locative singular)
प्रयज्ञयोः (dual locative)
प्रयज्ञेषु (locative plural)
प्रयज्ञ (singular vocative)
प्रयज्ञौ (dual vocative)
प्रयज्ञा1 (dual vocative)
प्रयज्ञाः (plural vocative)
प्रयज्ञासः1 (plural vocative)

→ Hindi: प्रयाग (prayāg)

/pɾɐ.jɐd͡ʑ.ɲɐ́/

/pɾɐ.jɐd͡ʑ.ɲɐ/

Compound of प्र- (pra-, “fore-”) + यज्ञ (yajñá, “offering”).


અજમેર

/ˈəd͡ʒ.meːɾ/


વઢવાણ

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વઢવાણ • (vaḍhvāṇ) n

gu-proper noun

વઢવાણ • (vaḍhvāṇ) n

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀫𑀸𑀡 (vaḍḍhamāṇa), from Sanskrit वर्धमान (vardhamāna, “prospering”). Doublet of વર્ધમાન (vardhamān).


નડિયાદ

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નડિયાદ • (naḍiyād) n

gu-proper noun

નડિયાદ • (naḍiyād) n


Mughalsarai

A city in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Jamalpur

Various places in India, including:
A city in Bihar.


آگرا

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آگرا • (âgrâ)

fa-proper noun

آگرا • (âgrâ)

Ultimately derived from Sanskrit, possibly via Hindustani आगरा (āgrā). See Agra for more.

Agra (a large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India)


અહમદનગર

/ˈəʱ.məd̪.nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَحْمَدْنَگَر (ahmadnagar).

bor+

اَحْمَدْنَگَر

Ahmednagar (a city in Maharastra, India)


ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ

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ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ • (dumkă)

sat-proper noun

ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ • (dumkă)


ಠಾಣೆ

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ಠಾಣೆ • (ṭhāṇe)

kn-proper noun

ಠಾಣೆ • (ṭhāṇe)

Thane (a city and district in Maharashtra, India)


Жаңы Дели

ky-proper noun

Жаңы Дели • (Jaŋı Deli) (Arabic spelling جاڭى دەلى)

Jaŋı Deli (romanization)
جاڭى دەلى (Arabic)
Жаңы Дели (nominative singular)
Жаңы Делинин (genitive singular)
Жаңы Делиге (dative singular)
Жаңы Делини (accusative singular)
Жаңы Делиде (locative singular)
Жаңы Делиден (ablative singular)
Жаңы Делим (first-person nominative possessive singular)
Жаңы Делимдин (first-person genitive possessive singular)
Жаңы Делиме (dative first-person possessive singular)
Жаңы Делимди (accusative first-person possessive singular)
Жаңы Делимде (first-person locative possessive singular)
Жаңы Делимден (ablative first-person possessive singular)
Жаңы Делиң (informal nominative possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңдин (genitive informal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңе (dative informal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңди (accusative informal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңде (informal locative possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңден (ablative informal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңиз (formal nominative possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңиздин (formal genitive possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңизге (dative formal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңизди (accusative formal possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңизде (formal locative possessive second-person singular)
Жаңы Делиңизден (ablative formal possessive second-person singular)


Sambalpur

Borrowed from Odia ସମ୍ବଲପୁର (sambalapura).


इन्द्रपुर

indrapura (romanization)
इन्द्रपुरम् (nominative singular)
इन्द्रपुरे (dual nominative)
इन्द्रपुराणि (nominative plural)
इन्द्रपुरम् (accusative singular)
इन्द्रपुरे (accusative dual)
इन्द्रपुराणि (accusative plural)
इन्द्रपुरेण (instrumental singular)
इन्द्रपुराभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
इन्द्रपुरैः (instrumental plural)
इन्द्रपुराय (dative singular)
इन्द्रपुराभ्याम् (dative dual)
इन्द्रपुरेभ्यः (dative plural)
इन्द्रपुरात् (ablative singular)
इन्द्रपुराभ्याम् (ablative dual)
इन्द्रपुरेभ्यः (ablative plural)
इन्द्रपुरस्य (genitive singular)
इन्द्रपुरयोः (dual genitive)
इन्द्रपुराणाम् (genitive plural)
इन्द्रपुरे (locative singular)
इन्द्रपुरयोः (dual locative)
इन्द्रपुरेषु (locative plural)
इन्द्रपुर (singular vocative)
इन्द्रपुरे (dual vocative)
इन्द्रपुराणि (plural vocative)

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Prakrit: 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭 (iṃdapura)
Hindustani: indaur
Hindi: इंदौर, इन्दौर
Urdu: اِنْدَور
→ Malayalam: ഇന്ദോർ (indōṟ)
Gujarati: ઈંદોર (īndor)
Marathi:
Devanagari script: इंदूर (indūr)
Modi script: 𑘃𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘨 (īndur)
→ Malayalam: ഇന്ദൂരം (indūraṁ)

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→ Khmer: ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ (ʼĕnôtrôbŏréaʼ)

→ Khmer: ឥន្ទ្របុរៈ (ʼĕnôtrôbŏréaʼ)

⇒ Malay:

(سياك سري) ايندراڤورا

سياك سري ايندراڤورا

Arabic script: (سياك سري) ايندراڤورا

Arabic script: (سياك سري) ايندراڤورا

Latin script: (Siak Sri) Inderapura

Tatpuruṣa compound of इन्द्र (indra) + पुर (pura), literally “Indra's city”.

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इन्द्रपुरे नगरे विक्रमसिंहनामा राजपुत्रस्तस्य सहचरी रतनादेवी ।

1889, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Dissertationen, volume 16, page 13:

In the city of Indrapura, there was a prince named Vikram Singh and his companion was Ratna Devi.

indrapure nagare vikramasiṃhanāmā rājaputrastasya sahacarī ratanādevī.

जैन उपाश्रयः इन्द्रपुरं (इन्दौर) (म.प्र.)

1970, Śubhaśīlagaṇi, Śatruñjayakalpavṛtti (Āgamoddhārakagranthamālā, no. 41), →LCCN:

jaina upāśrayaḥ indrapuraṃ (indaura) (ma.pra.)

Indore (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


मठग्राम

maṭhagrāma (romanization)
मठग्रामः (nominative singular)
मठग्रामौ (dual nominative)
मठग्रामाः (nominative plural)
मठग्रामम् (accusative singular)
मठग्रामौ (accusative dual)
मठग्रामान् (accusative plural)
मठग्रामेण (instrumental singular)
मठग्रामाभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
मठग्रामैः (instrumental plural)
मठग्रामाय (dative singular)
मठग्रामाभ्याम् (dative dual)
मठग्रामेभ्यः (dative plural)
मठग्रामात् (ablative singular)
मठग्रामाभ्याम् (ablative dual)
मठग्रामेभ्यः (ablative plural)
मठग्रामस्य (genitive singular)
मठग्रामयोः (dual genitive)
मठग्रामाणाम् (genitive plural)
मठग्रामे (locative singular)
मठग्रामयोः (dual locative)
मठग्रामेषु (locative plural)
मठग्राम (singular vocative)
मठग्रामौ (dual vocative)
मठग्रामाः (plural vocative)

>? Prakrit: *𑀫𑀠𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀫 (*maḍhaggāma)

Konkani:

Devanagari script: मडगांव (maḍgāuva)

Kannada script: ಮಡಗಾಂವ್ (maḍagāṃv)

Latin script: Moddganv

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→ Marathi: maḍgāv
Devanagari script: मडगाव
Modi script: 𑘦𑘚𑘐𑘰𑘪
→ Portuguese: Margão
→ English: Margao

/mɐ.ʈʰɐɡ.ɾɑː.mɐ/

Tatpuruṣa compound of मठ (maṭha) + ग्राम (grāma), literally “village of monastries”.

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मठग्रामं तथा चान्ये गोमांताख्ये च पर्वते

1876, José Gerson da Cunha, Notes on the History and Antiquities of Chaul and Bassein, Thacker, Vining & Company, page 125:

[…] Maṭhagrāma and on the mountain known as Gomanta

maṭhagrāmaṃ tathā cānye gomāṃtākhye ca parvate


𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭

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<i class="Deva mention" lang="pra">इंदपुर</i>

iṃdapura (romanization)
इंदपुर (Devanagari)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀁 (nominative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (nominative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇 (nominative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀁 (accusative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (accusative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇 (accusative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀡 (instrumental singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (instrumental singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (instrumental plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (instrumental plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀅 (dative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀑 (ablative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀉 (ablative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸 (ablative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ablative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ablative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (genitive singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (genitive plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (genitive plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (locative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂 (locative singular)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (locative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (locative plural)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭 (singular vocative)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸 (singular vocative)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (plural vocative)
𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀇 (plural vocative)

Hindustani: indaur

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Hindi: इंदौर, इन्दौर

Hindi: इंदौर, इन्दौर

Urdu: اِنْدَور

Urdu: اِنْدَور

Gujarati: ઈંદોર (īndor)

Marathi:

Devanagari script: इंदूर (indūr)

Modi script: 𑘃𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘨 (īndur)

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀧𑀼𑀭 (indrapura). By surface analysis, 𑀇𑀁𑀤 (iṃda) + 𑀧𑀼𑀭 (pura).

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𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁂-𑀇𑀯 𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀧𑀼𑀭-𑀯𑀭𑀁𑀫𑀺 𑀆𑀲𑀺 𑀡𑀭𑀦𑀸𑀳𑁄
𑀡𑀸𑀫𑁂𑀡 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀤𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀻𑀯-𑀇𑀯 𑀯𑀺𑀩𑀼𑀳-𑀫𑀳𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄 𑁈𑁧𑁈
iṃdapure-iva ramme iṃdapura-varaṃmi āsi ṇaranāho

126.1 Just like Indra in the lovely city of Indrapura
there was a king named Indradatta in the city of Indore, who was revered by learned people.

ṇāmeṇa iṃdadatto iṃdīva-iva vibuha-mahaṇijjo .1.


인도르

From Hindustani اِنْدَور / इंदौर (indaur).

Indore (a city in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India)


उज्जैन

hi-proper noun

उज्जैन • (ujjain) m (Urdu spelling اُوجَّین)

ujjain (romanization)
اُوجَّین (Urdu)
उज्जैन (direct singular)
उज्जैन (oblique singular)
उज्जैन (singular vocative)

/ʊd̪.d͡ʒɛːn/

[ʊd̚.d͡ʒɛ̃ːn]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /ujjeni/), from Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī), from उज्जि (ujji, “to win, conquer”), from उद्- (ud-, “over”) + जि (ji, “to win”).

inh+

Ujjain (a city in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, India)


नागौर

hi-proper noun

नागौर • (nāgaur) m (Urdu spelling اِنْدَور)

nāgaur (romanization)
اِنْدَور (Urdu)
नागौर (direct singular)
नागौर (oblique singular)
नागौर (singular vocative)

Probably inherited from Sanskrit नागपुर (nāgapura), from नाग (nāga, “snake”) + पुर (pura, “city”), named for the local Nagavanshi Kshatriyas. By surface analysis, नाग (nāg) + -और (-aur).

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Nagaur, Nagore (a city in Nagaur district, Rajasthan, India)


गोरखपुर

gorakhpur (romanization)
गोरखपुर (direct singular)
गोरखपुर (oblique singular)
गोरखपुर (singular vocative)

/ɡoː.ɾəkʰ.pʊɾ/

[ɡoː.ɾɐkʰ.pʊɾ]

From गोरख (gorakh, “protector of cows; Gorakhnath”) + -पुर (-pur, “city”).

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Gorakhpur (a city in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


सहारनपुर

sahāranpur (romanization)
सहारनपुर (direct singular)
सहारनपुर (oblique singular)
सहारनपुर (singular vocative)

/sə.ɦɑː.ɾən.pʊɾ/

[sɐ.ɦäː.ɾɐ̃n.pʊɾ]

Claimed to be from शाह हरून (śāh harūn, “Shah Haroon Chishti”) + -पुर (-pur, “city”).

Saharanpur (a city in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


फ़िरोज़ाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़िरोज़ाबाद • (firozābād) m

firozābād (romanization)
फ़िरोज़ाबाद (direct singular)
फ़िरोज़ाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़िरोज़ाबाद (singular vocative)

/pʰɪ.ɾoː.d͡ʒɑː.bɑːd̪/

[pʰɪ.ɾoː.d͡ʒäː.bäːd̪]

From फ़िरोज़ (firoz, “Firoz Shah Mansabdar”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “settlement”)

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hi:फ़िरोज़ाबाद

Firozabad (a city in Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर

muzaffarangar (romanization)
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर (direct singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर (oblique singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर (singular vocative)

/mʊ.d͡ʒəpʰ.pʰə.ɾən.ɡəɾ/

[mʊ.d͡ʒɐpʰ.pʰɐ.ɾɐ̃n.ɡɐɾ]

From मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Sayyid Muzaffar Khan Barha”) + -नगर (-nagar, “city”).

hi:मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर

Muzaffarnagar (a city in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


सिरीनगर

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सिरीनगर • (sirīnagar) m (Perso-Arabic سِریٖنَگَر)

sirīnagar (romanization)
سِریٖنَگَر (Perso-Arabic)

Disputed:
* Inherited from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), from श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara), literally “the city of goddess Lakshmi”.
* From सिरी (sirī) + नगर (nagar), literally “city of the Sun”.

unc

Disputed

com

Srinagar (a city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


વાંકાનેર

head

વાંકાનેર • (vā̃kāner) n

gu-proper noun

વાંકાનેર • (vā̃kāner) n

→ Hindi: वांकानेर (vā̃kāner)

/ˈʋɑ̃.kɑ.neːɾ/

From વાંકું (vā̃kũ, “crooked, bent”) + -નેર (-ner, “city, town”).

af

Wankaner (a city in Wankaner tehsil, Morbi district, Gujarat, India)


वांकानेर

hi-proper noun

वांकानेर • (vāṅkāner) m

vāṅkāner (romanization)
वांकानेर (direct singular)
वांकानेर (oblique singular)
वांकानेर (singular vocative)

/ʋɑːŋ.kɑː.neːɾ/

[ʋä̃ːŋ.käː.neːɾ]

Borrowed from Gujarati વાંકાનેર (vā̃kāner).


સુરેન્દ્રનગર

Surendranagar (romanization)
સુરેંદ્રનગર (alternative)

સુ રેન્ દ્ર ન ગર

સુ રેન્દ્ર ન ગર

From સુરેન્દ્ર (surendra) + -નગર (-nagar, “city, town”). Named after Surendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji (1922–1983).

named-after

Surendranagar district
Surendranagar district#English

Surendranagar (a city in Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India)

gu:સુરેન્દ્રનગર


Surendranagar

Borrowed from Gujarati સુરેન્દ્રનગર (surendranagar).

bor+

સુરેન્દ્રનગર


હિંમતનગર

હિમ્ મત ન ગર

From હિંમત (himmat) + -નગર (-nagar, “city, town”). Named after Himmat Singh (1899–1960)

af

Himmatnagar, Himatnagar (a city in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India)


Coulão

a city in Kollam district, Kerala, India


Baçaim

→ English: Bassein

Historical name: Bassein

Vasai, a city in Palghar district, near Mumbai, Maharashtra, India


Chaupala

Former name of Moradabad: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.


Delis

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


જબલપુર

From Classical Persian جَبَل (jabal) + -પુર (-pur, “city”). Compare Hindi जबलपुर (jabalpur).

Jabalpur, Jubbulpore (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


સિકંદરાબાદ

head

સિકંદરાબાદ • (Sikandarābād) n

gu-proper noun

સિકંદરાબાદ • (Sikandarābād) n

સિ કં દ રા બાદ

Borrowed from Hindustani سِکَنْدِر آباد / सिकंदराबाद (sikandarābād). By surface analysis, સિકંદર (sikandar) + -આબાદ (-ābād).

surf

Secunderabad (a city in Telangana, India)

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


كلكنده

head

كلكنده • (Gülkünde)

ota-proper noun

كلكنده • (Gülkünde)

Turkish: Gülkünde

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلْکُنْدَه (gulkunda).


گلکنده

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: كلكنده (Gülkünde)
Turkish: Gülkünde

Borrowed from Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa).


لکھنؤ

ur-proper noun

لَکْھنَؤُ • (lakhnaū) m (Hindi spelling लखनऊ)

لَکْھنَؤُ (canonical)
lakhnaū (romanization)
लखनऊ (Hindi)

desc

→ Arabic: لَكْهنَؤُ (lakhnaʔū), لَكْنَؤُ (laknaʔū), لَكْنَؤُو (laknaʔū)


لكهنؤ

ar-proper noun

لَكْهنَؤُ • (lakhnaʔū) f

لَكْهنَؤُ (canonical)
lakhnaʔū (romanization)
لَكْهنَؤُ (definite informal invariable irregular singular)
لَكْهنَؤُ (definite invariable irregular nominative singular)
لَكْهنَؤُ (accusative definite invariable irregular singular)
لَكْهنَؤُ (definite genitive invariable irregular singular)
لَكْنَؤُ (alternative)
لَكْنَؤُو (alternative)

ar-decl-noun

لَكْهنَؤُ/lakhnaʔū

لَكْهنَؤُ/lakhnaʔū

لَكْهنَؤُ/lakhnaʔū

لَكْهنَؤُ/lakhnaʔū

لَكْهنَؤُ/lakhnaʔū


ہوشنگ آباد

ur-prop

ہوشَن٘گ آباد

ہوشَن٘گ آباد • (hośaṅg ābād) m (Hindi spelling होशंगाबाद)

ہوشَن٘گ آباد (canonical)
hośaṅg ābād (romanization)
होशंगाबाद (Hindi)

/ɦoː.ʃəŋ.ɡɑː.bɑːd̪/

ہو شن٘ گا باد

Named after Hoshang Shah, from ہوشَن٘گ (hośaṅg) + ـآباد (-ābād).

com

ہوشَن٘گ (hośaṅg) + ـآباد (-ābād)

Hoshangabad (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


جبل پور

ur-prop

جَبَل پُور • (jabal pūr) m (Hindi spelling जबलपुर)

جَبَل پُور (canonical)
jabal pūr (romanization)
जबलपुर (Hindi)

From جَبَل (jabal) + ـپُور (-pūr, “placename suffix”).

af

Jabalpur (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


자발푸르

[t͡ɕa̠ba̠ɭpʰuɾɯ]

From Hindustani جَبَل پُور (jabal pūr) / जबलपुर (jabalpur).

Jabalpur (a city in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India)


Kannauj

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.
Sanskrit कन्य (kanya)
Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja)
Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja)
Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)bor.
English Kannauj
Borrowed from Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj).

etymon

Kanauj (alternative)
Kannoj (alternative)
Cannodge (alternative)

A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


بلند شہر

ur-proper noun

بُلَنْد شَہَر

بُلَنْد شَہَر • (buland śahar) m (Hindi spelling बुलंदशहर)

بُلَنْد شَہَر (canonical)
buland śahar (romanization)
बुलंदशहर (Hindi)

/bʊ.lənd̪ ʃə.ɦəɾ/

بُ لَنْد شَ ہَر

Renaming of its original name, بَرَن (baran), to literally, “high city” due to its elevation of 195 metres on the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Bulandshahr (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


Karnavati

Transliteration of Gujarati કર્ણાવતી (karṇāvatī).

translit

Former name of Ahmedabad: the largest city in Gujarat, India.

કર્ણાવતી

historical name for Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India


ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ

pa-proper noun

نَوِیں دِلّی

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ • (navī̃ dillī) f (Shahmukhi spelling نَوِیں دِلّی)

navī̃ dillī (romanization)
نَوِیں دِلّی (Shahmukhi)

pa:ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ


Rishikesh

While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.

2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga:


A'bad

Contraction of Ahmedabad. The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Persian placename suffix -abad with the elision of the initial vowel letter.
Compare H’bad.

Income-tax Circles, Wards & Districts
Circle, I, A’bad.
Circle-III, A’bad.

1980, Direct Tax Bulletin, volume XIX, number 1, Directorate of Inspection, page 95:

2025 January 2, Sonali Mistry, “A’bad Runs Out Of ‘12 Grapes Of Luck’”, in Ahmedabad Mirror, archived from the original on 2025-01-03:

Abbreviation of Ahmedabad: a city in Gujarat, India.


ਬੰਬਈ

pa-prop

ਬੰਬਈ • (bambaī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بَمْبَئی)

bambaī (romanization)
بَمْبَئی (Shahmukhi)

Borrowed from Hindustani बंबई / بَمْبَئی (bambaī), from Portuguese Bombaim.

ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਨਖ਼ਰਾ ਆ
ਸਟਾਇਲ ਉਹਦਾ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਆ
ਬੰਬਈ ਦੀ ਗਰਮੀ ਵਾਂਗ
ਨੇਚਰ ਉਹਦਾ ਅੱਥਰਾ ਆ

2017, “Lahore (song)”, Guru Randhawa (lyrics), Guru Randhawa, Vee Music (music), performed by Guru Randhawa:

[She] has the mannerisms of [a] Delhi [girl]
Her style is different
Like the heat of Bombay
Her nature is unpredictable

dillī dā naxrā ā
saṭāil uhdā vakkhrā ā
bambaī dī garmī vāṅg
necar uhdā atthrā ā

Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


H'bad

Contraction of Hyderabad. The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Persian placename suffix -abad with the elision of the initial vowel letter.
Compare A’bad.

AFSUR-UL-MULK, Afsur-ud-Dowlat, Afsur Jung, Mirza Mohamed Beg, Khan Bahadur, Nawab, Lie. Col.; K.C.I.E.; er.; C.I.E. 1897; M. Hon. A.D.C. to Nizam of Hyder. Commander the Nizam’s Regular Force, b. Aurangabad (Deccan): o.s. of late Vilayet Ali Beg, Ressaldar 3rd Lancers H’bad contingent

1920, Who's Who (UK), volume 72, number 1, A & C Black, page 30:

[An] unfortunate development in Indian newspapers is the abbreviation of the names of cities and states to meet headline requirements. Thus, ‘Maharashtra’ has become ‘M’rashtra’ and ‘Hyderabad’ has become ‘H’bad’. A good headline writer must avoid short cuts in writing headlines.

2006, Sunil Saxena, Headline Writing, Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, →ISBN, page 179:

Abbreviation of Hyderabad: a city in Telangana, India.


Todaraisingh

A city and municipality of Kekri district, Rajasthan, India.


बीड

hi-proper noun

बीड • (bīḍ) ?

Beed (a city in central Maharashtra, India)


बीड

head

बीड • (bīḍ) ?

mr-proper noun

बीड • (bīḍ) ?


بیڑ

ur-proper noun

بیڑ • (beṛ) ?


Tirupati

Borrowed from Telugu తిరుపతి (tirupati).

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India, famous for its religious and cultural heritage and historic temples.


Kasganj

A city and district of Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Mahoba

A city and district of Chitrakoot division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Mainpuri

A city and district of Agra division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Pilibhit

A city and district of Bareilly division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Pratapgarh

A city and district of Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Raebareli

A city and district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Rampur

A city and district of Moradabad division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Bhadohi

A city and district of Mirzapur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Shamli

A city and district of Saharanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Siddharthnagar

A city and district of Basti division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Sultanpur

A city and district of Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Amroha

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Auraiya

A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Baghpat

A city and district of Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Bahraich

A city and district of Devipatan division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Ballia

A city and district of Azamgarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Deoria

A city and district of Gorakhpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Etah

A city and district of Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Ghazipur

A city and district of Varanasi division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


बेंगलुरु

hi-proper noun

बेंगलुरु • (beṅgluru) ?

[bẽːŋ.ɡlʊ.ɾuː]

Borrowed from Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru).

bor+

Bangalore, Bengaluru (a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India)


लेह

Leh, a city, the co-capital of Ladakh, India


कारगिल

hi-proper noun

कारगिल • (kārgil) ?

Borrowed from Ladakhi དཀར་འཁྱིལ (dkar 'khyil).

bor+

Kargil, a town and capital of Ladakh, India


गुरुग्राम

hi-proper noun

गुरुग्राम • (gurugrām) m

/ɡʊ.ɾʊɡ.ɾɑːm/

[ɡʊ.ɾʊɡ.ɾä̃ːm]

Compound of गुरु (guru, “guru”) + ग्राम (grām, “village”).


Margão

→ English: Margao

[maɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɾˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maʁˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɻˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


पुदुच्चेरी

hi-proper noun

पुदुच्चेरी • (puduccerī) ? (Urdu spelling پدوچیری)

Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri).

bor+

Puducherry, Pondicherry (the capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India)


અલ્હાબાદ

head

અલ્હાબાદ • (alhābād) n

gu-proper noun

અલ્હાબાદ • (alhābād) n

alhābād (romanization)
અલ્લાહાબાદ (alternative)

Allahabad (former name of Prayagraj, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


વલસાડ

head

વલસાડ • (Valsāṛ) n

gu-proper noun

વલસાડ • (Valsāṛ) n


جوناگڑھ

ur-proper noun

جُوناگَڑھ • (jūnāgaṛh) ? (Hindi spelling जूनागढ़)

جُوناگَڑھ (canonical)
jūnāgaṛh (romanization)
जूनागढ़ (Hindi)

/d͡ʒuː.nɑː.ɡəɽʱ/

Borrowed from Gujarati જૂનાગઢ (jūnāgaḍh). By surface analysis, جُونا (jūnā, “old”) + گَڑھ (gaṛh, “fortress”).

etymon

جُوناگَڑھ


Visagapatão

Borrowed from Telugu విశాఖపట్నం (viśākhapaṭnaṁ).

bor+

the largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India


جیپور

jaypūr (romanization)
jeypur (romanization)

[d͡ʒäj.pʰúːɾ]

[d͡ʒäj.pʰúːɾ]

[d͡ʒäj.pʰúːɾ]

[d͡ʒäj.pʰúɾ]

[d͡ʒäj.pʰúɾ]

Jaipur (the state capital of Rajasthan, India)


Ҷайпур

head

Ҷайпур • (Jaypur) (Persian spelling جیپور)

Jaypur (romanization)
spelling جیپور (Persian)


Rajgir

A city in Nalanda district, Bihar, India.


Bangawhore

Blend of Bangalore + whore, or from bang + a + whore, due to the phonetic resemblance to Bangalore.

I've been offered 150%+ raise by Bangawhòre and Slumbai-based companies.

Almost all the institutions of value in Bangawhore has been built by outsiders: ISRO HAL DRDO BEL BHEL BEML, Wipro to recent MNCs and startups.

We tamilans were the main source for developing bangalore from a tinpot tiny village to a city , We TN guys run bangawhore on the field and off the field 😂

Dude that's why people come to mumbai and pune we are more welcoming than you bangawhore peeps

I applied under Primander Jeet Punjabiya, 23 y/o, PhD in Cyber Engineering from the University of Bangawhore.

It's always goddamn Bangawhore where this grindmaxxing happens

Even 60 LPA is poverty wages in a place like bangawhore let alone 30 LPA

(derogatory) Derogatory name for Bangalore: a major city, the capital of Karnataka, India.


બોમ્બે

Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


બંબઈ

Borrowed from Hindustani बंबई / بَمْبَئِی (bambaī) and Portuguese Bombaim.


மைசூர்

ta-proper noun

மைசூர் • (maicūr)

maicūr (romanization)
மைசூர் (nominative singular)
மைசூரே (singular vocative)
மைசூரை (accusative singular)
மைசூருக்கு (dative singular)
மைசூருக்காக (benefactive singular)
மைசூருடைய (singular)
மைசூரின் (singular)
மைசூரில் (singular)
மைசூரிடம் (singular)
மைசூரோடு (singular)
மைசூருடன் (singular)
மைசூரால் (instrumental singular)
மைசூரிலிருந்து (ablative singular)

Mysore (a city and district of Karnataka, India)


ஜம்மு

jammu (romanization)
ஜம்மு (nominative singular)
ஜம்முவே (singular vocative)
ஜம்முவை (accusative singular)
ஜம்முவுக்கு (dative singular)
ஜம்முவுக்காக (benefactive singular)
ஜம்முவுடைய (singular)
ஜம்முவின் (singular)
ஜம்முவில் (singular)
ஜம்முவிடம் (singular)
ஜம்முவோடு (singular)
ஜம்முவுடன் (singular)
ஜம்முவால் (instrumental singular)
ஜம்முவிலிருந்து (ablative singular)
சம்மு (alternative standard)

Jammu (a city in Jammu and Kashmir, India, which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir)


Mumbajus

lt-proper noun

Mumbãjus m (uncountable) stress pattern 2

Mumbãjus (canonical masculine stress-pattern-2)
Mumbãjus (nominative)
Mumbãjaus (genitive)
Mumbãjui (dative)
Mumbãjų (accusative)
Mumbãjumi (instrumental)
Mumbãjuje (locative)
Mumbãjau (vocative)

Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


Bombėjus

Bombė̃jus m (uncountable) stress pattern 2

Bombė̃jus (canonical masculine stress-pattern-2)
Bombė̃jus (nominative)
Bombė̃jaus (genitive)
Bombė̃jui (dative)
Bombė̃jų (accusative)
Bombė̃jumi (instrumental)
Bombė̃juje (locative)
Bombė̃jau (vocative)