"কলকাতা" meaning in Bengali

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Proper name

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), {{m|bn|কালীক্ষেত্র|t=area of 􂀿the goddess􂁀 Kali}} কালীক্ষেত্র (kalikkhetro, “area of [the goddess] Kali”), {{com|bn|কালী|ক্ষেত্র|t1=Kali|t2=field, area}} কালী (kali, “Kali”) + ক্ষেত্র (khetro, “field, area”), {{l|en|ghat}} ghat, {{m|bn|কালীঘাট|t=ghat of 􂀿the goddess􂁀 Kali}} কালীঘাট (kalighaṭ, “ghat of [the goddess] Kali”), {{m|bn|কালী|t=Kali}} কালী (kali, “Kali”), {{m|bn|ঘাট|t=pier, quay}} ঘাট (ghaṭ, “pier, quay”), {{m|bn|কিলকিলা|t=flat area}} কিলকিলা (kilkila, “flat 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], কলকাতায় [locative], no-table-tags [table-tags], কলকাতা [indefinite, nominative], কলকাতা [indefinite, objective], কলকাতাকে [indefinite, objective], kolkata (semantically general or indefinite) [indefinite, objective], 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]
  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India) Wikipedia link: bn:কলকাতা Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in West Bengal, Kolkata, Places in India, Places in West Bengal Synonyms: কলিকাতা — Sadhu Bhasha (kolikata), ক্যালকাটা (kêlkaṭa), কইলকাত্তা (koilkatta) (english: Vanga)
    Sense id: en-কলকাতা-bn-name-lDKm35fk Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Bengali terms with redundant transliterations, State capitals of India

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "কলকাতাগুলার",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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      "form": "কলকাতাগুলাতে",
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        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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        "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",
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        "loc-p": "কলকাতাগুলিতে, কলকাতাগুলাতে, কলকাতাগুলায়, কলকাতাগুলোতে",
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        "nom-p": "কলকাতাগুলি, কলকাতাগুলা, কলকাতাগুলো",
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  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header based on style, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Bengali]; cleaned text: Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke)., style: background:#EDFAEB; text-align:left; font-size:90%; padding-left:1em////NodeKind.TABLE_CELL",
  "path": [
    "কলকাতা"
  ],
  "section": "Bengali",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "কলকাতা",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Bengali dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.