"কলকাতা" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Assamese]

IPA: /kɔl.ka.ta/ Forms: kolkata [romanization], কলিকতা [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata). Etymology templates: {{bor+|as|bn|কলকাতা}} Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata) Head templates: {{head|as|noun|||head=|sort=|tr=}} কলকাতা • (kolkata), {{as-noun}} কলকাতা • (kolkata)
  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India) Wikipedia link: as:কলকাতা Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in West Bengal, India, Places in India, Places in West Bengal, India
    Sense id: en-কলকাতা-as-noun-lDKm35fk Categories (other): Assamese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Kolkata, State capitals of India

Proper name [Bengali]

IPA: /kolkat̪a/ (note: Rarh), [ˈkolkat̪aˑ] (note: Rarh), /kolkat̪a/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈkolkat̪aˑ] (note: Dhaka)
Etymology: From Middle Bengali কলিকাতা (kolikata). There are several explanations for the etymology of this name: * From কালীক্ষেত্র (kalikkhetro, “area of [the goddess] Kali”), a compound of কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ক্ষেত্র (khetro, “field, area”) * From কালীঘাট (kalighaṭ, “ghat of [the goddess] Kali”), a compound of কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ঘাট (ghaṭ, “pier, quay”) * From কিলকিলা (kilkila, “flat area”). * From খাল (khal) + কাটা (kaṭa). * From কলিচুন (kolicun) + কাতা (kata). Etymology templates: {{inh|bn|inc-mbn|কলিকাতা}} Middle Bengali কলিকাতা (kolikata), {{com|bn|কালী|ক্ষেত্র|t1=Kali|t2=field, area}} কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ক্ষেত্র (khetro, “field, area”), {{compound|bn|খাল|কাটা}} খাল (khal) + কাটা (kaṭa), {{compound|bn|কলিচুন|কাতা}} কলিচুন (kolicun) + কাতা (kata) Head templates: {{head|bn|proper noun|||||genitive|কলকাতার|locative|কলকাতায়|||||autotrinfl=1|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|head=|sort=|tr=}} কলকাতা • (kolkata) (genitive কলকাতার (kolkatar), locative কলকাতায় (kolkataẏ)), {{bn-proper noun|gen=কলকাতার|loc=কলকাতায়}} কলকাতা • (kolkata) (genitive কলকাতার (kolkatar), locative কলকাতায় (kolkataẏ)) Inflection templates: {{bn-decl-noun|gen=কলকাতার|gen-p=কলকাতাগুলির, কলকাতাগুলার, কলকাতাগুলোর|gen-p-tr=kolkatagulir, kolkatagular, kolkatagulōr|gen-s=কলকাতাটির, কলকাতাটার|gen-s-tr=kolkataṭir, kolkataṭar|gen-tr=kolkatar|loc=কলকাতাতে / কলকাতায়|loc-p=কলকাতাগুলিতে, কলকাতাগুলাতে, কলকাতাগুলায়, কলকাতাগুলোতে|loc-p-tr=kolkatagulite, kolkatagulate, kolkatagulaẏ, kolkatagulōte|loc-s=কলকাতাটিতে, কলকাতাটাতে, কলকাতাটায়|loc-s-tr=kolkataṭite, kolkataṭate, kolkataṭaẏ|loc-tr=kolkatate / kolkataẏ|nom=কলকাতা|nom-p=কলকাতাগুলি, কলকাতাগুলা, কলকাতাগুলো|nom-p-tr=kolkataguli, kolkatagula, kolkatagulō|nom-s=কলকাতাটি , কলকাতাটা|nom-s-tr=kolkataṭi, kolkataṭa|nom-tr=kolkata|obj=কলকাতা / কলকাতাকে|obj-p=কলকাতাগুলি, কলকাতাগুলা, কলকাতাগুলো|obj-p-tr=kolkataguli, kolkatagula, kolkatagulō|obj-s=কলকাতাটি, কলকাতাটা|obj-s-tr=kolkataṭi, kolkataṭa|obj-tr=kolkata (semantically general or indefinite) / kolkatake (semantically definite)}} Forms: kolkata [romanization], কলকাতার [genitive], কলকাতা য় [locative], no-table-tags [table-tags], কলকাতা [indefinite, nominative], কলকাতা [indefinite, objective], কলকাতাকে / kolkatake (semantically definite)) [indefinite, objective], কলকাতার [genitive, indefinite], কলকাতাতে [indefinite, locative], কলকাতায় [indefinite, locative], কলকাতাটি [definite, nominative, singular], কলকাতাটা [definite, nominative, singular], কলকাতাগুলি [definite, nominative, plural], কলকাতাগুলা [definite, nominative, plural], কলকাতাগুলো [definite, nominative, plural], কলকাতাটি [definite, objective, singular], কলকাতাটা [definite, objective, singular], কলকাতাগুলি [definite, objective, plural], কলকাতাগুলা [definite, objective, plural], কলকাতাগুলো [definite, objective, plural], কলকাতাটির [definite, genitive, singular], কলকাতাটার [definite, genitive, singular], কলকাতাগুলির [definite, genitive, plural], কলকাতাগুলার [definite, genitive, plural], কলকাতাগুলোর [definite, genitive, plural], কলকাতাটিতে [definite, locative, singular], কলকাতাটাতে [definite, locative, singular], কলকাতাটায় [definite, locative, singular], কলকাতাগুলিতে [definite, locative, plural], কলকাতাগুলাতে [definite, locative, plural], কলকাতাগুলায় [definite, locative, plural], কলকাতাগুলোতে [definite, locative, plural], Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে marks this case instead of -কে (-ke)., কলিকাতা [alternative], ক্যালকাটা [alternative], কইলকাত্তা [alternative]
  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India) Wikipedia link: bn:কলকাতা Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in West Bengal, India, Places in India, Places in West Bengal, India
    Sense id: en-কলকাতা-bn-name-lDKm35fk Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Bengali terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Kolkata, State capitals of India

Alternative forms

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      },
      "expansion": "কলকাতা • (kolkata) (genitive কলকাতার (kolkatar), locative কলকাতায় (kolkataẏ))",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "gen": "কলকাতার",
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        "gen-p-tr": "kolkatagulir, kolkatagular, kolkatagulōr",
        "gen-s": "কলকাতাটির, কলকাতাটার",
        "gen-s-tr": "kolkataṭir, kolkataṭar",
        "gen-tr": "kolkatar",
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        "obj-s": "কলকাতাটি, কলকাতাটা",
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        "obj-tr": "kolkata (semantically general or indefinite) / kolkatake (semantically definite)"
      },
      "name": "bn-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bengali terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "orig": "bn:Cities in India",
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            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Places"
          ],
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        },
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Places"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "bn",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      "id": "en-কলকাতা-bn-name-lDKm35fk",
      "links": [
        [
          "Kolkata",
          "Kolkata#English"
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        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "West Bengal",
          "West Bengal#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "bn:কলকাতা"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kolkat̪a/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkolkat̪aˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolkat̪a/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkolkat̪aˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "as",
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kolkata",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলিকতা",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "as",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
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      "args": {},
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      "categories": [
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        "Assamese terms derived from Bengali",
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        "as:Cities in West Bengal, India",
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        "as:Places in West Bengal, India",
        "as:State capitals of India"
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        [
          "Kolkata",
          "Kolkata#English"
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        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "West Bengal",
          "West Bengal#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "as:কলকাতা"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kɔl.ka.ta/"
    }
  ],
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}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "inc-mbn",
        "3": "কলিকাতা"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Bengali কলিকাতা (kolikata)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "কালী",
        "3": "ক্ষেত্র",
        "t1": "Kali",
        "t2": "field, area"
      },
      "expansion": "কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ক্ষেত্র (khetro, “field, area”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "খাল",
        "3": "কাটা"
      },
      "expansion": "খাল (khal) + কাটা (kaṭa)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "কলিচুন",
        "3": "কাতা"
      },
      "expansion": "কলিচুন (kolicun) + কাতা (kata)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Bengali কলিকাতা (kolikata). There are several explanations for the etymology of this name:\n* From কালীক্ষেত্র (kalikkhetro, “area of [the goddess] Kali”), a compound of কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ক্ষেত্র (khetro, “field, area”)\n* From কালীঘাট (kalighaṭ, “ghat of [the goddess] Kali”), a compound of কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ঘাট (ghaṭ, “pier, quay”)\n* From কিলকিলা (kilkila, “flat area”).\n* From খাল (khal) + কাটা (kaṭa).\n* From কলিচুন (kolicun) + কাতা (kata).",
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      "form": "kolkata",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "কলকাতার",
      "roman": "kolkatar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতা য়",
      "roman": "kolkataẏ",
      "tags": [
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bn-noun-v-inan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতা",
      "roman": "kolkata",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতা",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "objective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাকে  / kolkatake (semantically definite))",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "objective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতার",
      "roman": "kolkatar",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতায়",
      "roman": "kolkatate / kolkataẏ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটি",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটা",
      "roman": "kolkataṭi, kolkataṭa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলি",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলা",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলো",
      "roman": "kolkataguli, kolkatagula, kolkatagulō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটি",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটা",
      "roman": "kolkataṭi, kolkataṭa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলি",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলা",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলো",
      "roman": "kolkataguli, kolkatagula, kolkatagulō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটির",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটার",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলির",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলার",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলোর",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটিতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটাতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাটায়",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলিতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলাতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলায়",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কলকাতাগুলোতে",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Objective Note: In some dialects",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
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      "form": "-রে  marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).",
      "roman": "-re",
      "source": "inflection"
    },
    {
      "form": "কলিকাতা",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ক্যালকাটা",
      "roman": "kêlkaṭa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইলকাত্তা",
      "roman": "koilkatta",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "f4tr": "",
        "f5tr": "",
        "f6tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "কলকাতা • (kolkata) (genitive কলকাতার (kolkatar), locative কলকাতায় (kolkataẏ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "gen": "কলকাতার",
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        "gen-p-tr": "kolkatagulir, kolkatagular, kolkatagulōr",
        "gen-s": "কলকাতাটির, কলকাতাটার",
        "gen-s-tr": "kolkataṭir, kolkataṭar",
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        "loc-s": "কলকাতাটিতে, কলকাতাটাতে, কলকাতাটায়",
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        "nom-p": "কলকাতাগুলি, কলকাতাগুলা, কলকাতাগুলো",
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        "nom-tr": "kolkata",
        "obj": "কলকাতা / কলকাতাকে",
        "obj-p": "কলকাতাগুলি, কলকাতাগুলা, কলকাতাগুলো",
        "obj-p-tr": "kolkataguli, kolkatagula, kolkatagulō",
        "obj-s": "কলকাতাটি, কলকাতাটা",
        "obj-s-tr": "kolkataṭi, kolkataṭa",
        "obj-tr": "kolkata (semantically general or indefinite) / kolkatake (semantically definite)"
      },
      "name": "bn-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "name",
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      "categories": [
        "Bengali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Bengali lemmas",
        "Bengali proper nouns",
        "Bengali terms derived from Middle Bengali",
        "Bengali terms inherited from Middle Bengali",
        "Bengali terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Bengali terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "bn:Cities in India",
        "bn:Cities in West Bengal, India",
        "bn:Kolkata",
        "bn:Places in India",
        "bn:Places in West Bengal, India",
        "bn:State capitals of India"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Kolkata",
          "Kolkata#English"
        ],
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "West Bengal",
          "West Bengal#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "bn:কলকাতা"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kolkat̪a/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkolkat̪aˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kolkat̪a/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkolkat̪aˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "কলকাতা"
}

Download raw JSONL data for কলকাতা meaning in All languages combined (10.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for Objective Note: In some dialects",
  "path": [
    "কলকাতা"
  ],
  "section": "Bengali",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "কলকাতা",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for -রে  marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).",
  "path": [
    "কলকাতা"
  ],
  "section": "Bengali",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "কলকাতা",
  "trace": ""
}

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