"Bengaluru" meaning in English

See Bengaluru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Bengaluru.wav [US]
Etymology: From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kn|ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು}} Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bengaluru
  1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Karnataka, India, Places in India, Places in Karnataka, India Synonyms: Bangalore, Silicon Valley of India Derived forms: Bengalurean, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Urban Translations (state capital of Karnataka, India): بَنْغَالُور (banḡalūr) [masculine] (Arabic), Բենգալուրու (Bengaluru) (Armenian), বেঙ্গালুরু (beṅgaluru) (Bengali), ব্যাঙ্গালোর (bêṅgalōr) (Bengali), বাঙ্গালোর (baṅgalōr) (Bengali), Бенгалу́ру (Bengalúru) (Bulgarian), Бангало́р (Bangalór) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဗန်ဂလို (ban-ga.lui) (Burmese), 班加羅爾 /班加罗尔 (Bānjiāluó'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), 本加盧魯 /本加卢鲁 (Běnjiālúlǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Bengaluro (Esperanto), Beŋgaluru (Farefare), Bangalore (Finnish), Bangalore [masculine] (French), Bengaluru [masculine] (French), ბენგალურუ (bengaluru) (Georgian), Bangalore [neuter] (German), Bengaluru [neuter] (German), Μπανγκαλόρ (Bangkalór) [neuter] (Greek), બેંગલોર (beṅglor) (Gujarati), બેંગલુરુ (beṅgluru) [neuter] (Gujarati), בנגלור (Hebrew), बेंगलुरु (beṅgluru) (Hindi), बंगलौर (baṅglaur) (Hindi), बंगलूर (baṅglūr) (Hindi), बंगलोर (baṅglor) (Hindi), バンガロール (Bangarōru) (Japanese), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru) (Kannada), ក្រុងបាំងហ្កាឡូ (kroŋ baŋgaaloo) (Khmer), 벵갈루루 (Benggalluru) (Korean), Bengalūru [feminine] (Latvian), Bengalūras [masculine] (Lithuanian), ബെംഗളൂരു (beṅgaḷūru) (Malayalam), बंगळूर (baṅgḷūr) [neuter] (Marathi), बंगळुरू (baṅgḷurū) [neuter] (Marathi), बेंगळूर (beṅgḷūr) [neuter] (Marathi), बँगलोर (bĕṅglor) (Marathi), بنگلور (bangalor) (Persian), Bangalur [masculine] (Polish), Bangalore [feminine] (Portuguese), Бангало́р (Bangalór) [masculine] (Russian), Бенгалу́ру (Bengalúru) [masculine] (Russian), बॆङ्गळूरु (beṅgaḷūru) [neuter] (Sanskrit), बेङ्गळूरु (bēṅgaḷūru) [neuter] (Sanskrit), Bangalore [masculine] (Spanish), பெங்களூர் (peṅkaḷūr) (Tamil), బెంగుళూరు (beṅguḷūru) (Telugu), బెంగళూరు (beṅgaḷūru) (Telugu), บังคาลอร์ (bangkaalor) (Thai), بنگلور (baṅglaur) [masculine] (Urdu), Bengaluru (Vietnamese), Bangalore (Volapük), Bangaluru (Volapük), Bangalore (Waray-Waray), Bangaluru (Waray-Waray)
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Alternative forms

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      "roman": "peṅkaḷūr",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "பெங்களூர்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "beṅguḷūru",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "బెంగుళూరు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "beṅgaḷūru",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "బెంగళూరు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "bangkaalor",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "บังคาลอร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "baṅglaur",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بنگلور"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "Bengaluru"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "Bangalore"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "Bangaluru"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "lang_code": "war",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "Bangalore"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "lang_code": "war",
      "sense": "state capital of Karnataka, India",
      "word": "Bangaluru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bengaluru"
}

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