"Cuttack" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈtæk/ Forms: Kataka [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Odia କଟକ (kaṭaka), in turn from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka), ultimately of uncertain, possibly Dravidian origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|or|କଟକ}} Borrowed from Odia କଟକ (kaṭaka), {{der|en|sa|कटक}} Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|dra}} Dravidian Head templates: {{en-prop}} Cuttack
  1. A city and district, the former capital of Odisha, India. Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Odisha, India, Districts of Odisha, India, Places in India, Places in Odisha, India Translations (city): কটক (koṭok) (Bengali), কটক (Bishnupriya Manipuri), 克塔克 (kètǎkè) (Chinese Mandarin), Catac (French), કટક (kaṭak) (Gujarati), कटक (kaṭak) (Hindi), カタック (katakku) (Japanese), ಕಟಕ್ (kaṭak) (Kannada), कटक (kaṭak) (Konkani), 쿠타크 (kutakeu) (Korean), कटक (kaṭak) (Maithili), കട്ടക് (kaṭṭakŭ) (Malayalam), कटक (kaṭak) (Marathi), कटक (kaṭak) (Nepali), कटक (kaṭaka) (Newar), କଟକ (kaṭaka) (Odia), ਕਟਕ (kaṭak) (Punjabi), कटक (kaṭaka) (Sanskrit), कटकम् (kaṭakam) (Sanskrit), ᱠᱚᱴᱚᱠ (kôṭôk) (Santali), கட்டக் (kaṭṭak) (Tamil), కటక్ (kaṭak) (Telugu), کٹک (kaṭak) (Urdu), 克塔克 (Wu Chinese)
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      "word": "कटक"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "lang_code": "or",
      "roman": "kaṭaka",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "କଟକ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "lang_code": "pa",
      "roman": "kaṭak",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ਕਟਕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "lang_code": "sa",
      "roman": "kaṭaka",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "कटक"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "lang_code": "sa",
      "roman": "kaṭakam",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "कटकम्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "lang_code": "sat",
      "roman": "kôṭôk",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ᱠᱚᱴᱚᱠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "kaṭṭak",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "கட்டக்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "kaṭak",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "కటక్"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "kaṭak",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "کٹک"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cuttack"
}

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