महाराष्ट्र

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महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) (Latin script Moharaxttr, Kannada script ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ)

mahārāṣṭra (romanization)
Moharaxttr (Latin character)
ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (Kannada character)

/mɑ.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra).

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Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)


कर्नाटक

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कर्नाटक • (karnāṭak) (Latin script Kornattok, Kannada script ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ್)

karnāṭak (romanization)
Kornattok (Latin character)
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ್ (Kannada character)

Borrowed from Kannada ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ (karnāṭaka).


भारत

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भारत • (bhārat) (Latin script Bharot, Kannada script ಭಾರತ)

bhārat (romanization)
Bharot (Latin character)
ಭಾರತ (Kannada character)

/ˈbʱaː.ɽɘ.t̪ɘ/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भारत (bhārata).


दिल्ली

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दिल्ली • (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

dillī (romanization)
Dilli (Latin character)
ದಿಲ್ಲೀ (Kannada character)

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


नेपाळ

नेपाळ • (nepāḷ) (Latin script Nepal, Kannada script ನೆಪಾಳ್)

nepāḷ (romanization)
ನೆಪಾಳ್ (Kannada character)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


राजधानी

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) ? (Latin script razdhani, Kannada script ರಾಜ್ಧಾನಿ)

rājdhānī (romanization)
razdhani (Latin character)
ರಾಜ್ಧಾನಿ (Kannada character)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī)


गोंय

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गोंय • (gõy) (Latin script Gõy, Kannada script ಗೊಂಯ್)

gõy (romanization)
Gõy (Latin character)
ಗೊಂಯ್ (Kannada character)


पणजी

पणजी • (pôṇjī) (Latin script Ponnji, Kannada script ಪಣಜೀ)

pôṇjī (romanization)
Ponnji (Latin character)
ಪಣಜೀ (Kannada character)

→ English: Panaji

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: पणजी

Urdu: پنجی

→ Marathi: पणजी (paṇjī)

Panaji (a city, the state capital of Goa, India)


जपान

जपान • (japān) (Latin script Japan, Kannada script ಜಪಾನ್)

japān (romanization)
ಜಪಾನ್ (Kannada character)


टोकियो

टोकियो • (ṭokiyo) (Latin script Tokyo, Kannada script ಟೊಕಿಯೊ)

ṭokiyo (romanization)
ಟೊಕಿಯೊ (Kannada character)

Borrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō).

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東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō)


मडगांव

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मडगांव • (maḍgā̃v) (Latin script Moddganv, Kannada script ಮಡಗಾಂವ್)

maḍgā̃v (romanization)
Moddganv (Latin character)
ಮಡಗಾಂವ್ (Kannada character)

→ Portuguese: Margão

→ English: Margao

From Sanskrit मठग्राम (maṭhagrāma, “village of monasteries”). Compare Marathi मडगाव (maḍgāv).


कुठ्ठाळी

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कुठ्ठाळी • (kuṭhṭhāḷī) (Latin script Cortalim, Kannada script ಕುಠ್ಠಾಳೀ)

kuṭhṭhāḷī (romanization)
Cortalim (Latin character)
ಕುಠ್ಠಾಳೀ (Kannada character)
कुट्ठाळी (alternative)

→ Portuguese: Cortalim

→ English: Cortalim

/ku.ʈʰː.ɑː.ɭ̆iː/

From Sanskrit कुशस्थली (kuśasthalī, “land of the sacred kuśa grass”).


कुंकळी

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कुंकळी • (kuṅkaḷī) (Latin script Cuncolim, Kannada script ಕುಕಂಳೀ)

kuṅkaḷī (romanization)
Cuncolim (Latin character)
ಕುಕಂಳೀ (Kannada character)

→ Portuguese: Cuncolim

→ English: Cuncolim

From Kannada ಕುಂಕುಮಹಳ್ಳಿ (kuṅkumahaḷḷi, “village of vermilion”).


अगशी

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अगशी • (agśī) (Latin script Agxi, Kannada script ಅಗಶೀ)

agśī (romanization)
Agxi (Latin character)
ಅಗಶೀ (Kannada character)

→ Portuguese: Agaçaim

→ English: Agassaim

From the Sanskrit name अघ-नाशिनी (agha-nāśinī, literally “destroyer of sin”), which was originally applied to the Zuari River. The name was subsequently given to the village situated on its northern bank. Compare Kannada ಅಘನಾಶಿನಿ (aghanāśini), the name of a village in Karnataka named after a different river of the same name.


बाणावली

बाणावली • (bāṇāvlī) (Latin script Bannavli, Kannada script ಬಾಣಾವಲೀ)

bāṇāvlī (romanization)
Bannavli (Latin character)
ಬಾಣಾವಲೀ (Kannada character)

→ Portuguese: Benaulim

→ English: Benaulim

/bɑː.ɳɑːʋ.liː/

From Kannada ಬಾಣಹಳ್ಳಿ (bāṇahaḷḷi, “village of arrows”).


बांगलादेश

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बांगलादेश • (bāṅglādeś) (Latin script Bangladesh, Kannada script ಬಾಂಗ್ಲಾದೆಶ್)

bāṅglādeś (romanization)
ಬಾಂಗ್ಲಾದೆಶ್ (Kannada character)

[bɑːŋlɑːdɛʃ]

Borrowed from Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś).


मुरगांव

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मुरगांव • (murgāuva) (Latin script Murgão, Kannada script ಮೂರ್ಗಾಂವ್)

murgāuva (romanization)
Murgão (Latin character)
ಮೂರ್ಗಾಂವ್ (Kannada character)

Mormugao (a taluk in South Goa, Goa, India)


म्हापशें

म्हापशें • (mhāpśẽ) (Latin script Mhapxem, Kannada script ಮ್ಹಾಪ್ಶೆಮ್)

mhāpśẽ (romanization)
Mhapxem (Latin character)
ಮ್ಹಾಪ್ಶೆಮ್ (Kannada character)


पुर्तुगाल

पुर्तुगाल • (purtugāl) (Latin script Purtugal, Kannada script ಪುರ್ತುಗಾಲ್)

purtugāl (romanization)
Purtugal (Latin character)
ಪುರ್ತುಗಾಲ್ (Kannada character)


युनायटेड किंगडम

ಯುನಾಯ್ಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಮ್

युनायटेड किंगडम • (yunāyṭeḍ kiṅgḍam) (Latin script Yunaittedd Kingddom, Kannada script ಯುನಾಯ್ಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಮ್)

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ಯುನಾಯ್ಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಮ್

yunāyṭeḍ kiṅgḍam (romanization)
Yunaittedd Kingddom (Latin character)
ಯುನಾಯ್ಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಮ್ (Kannada character)

United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe)


मुंबय

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

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


तामीळनाडू

तामीळनाडू • (tāmīḷnāḍū) (Latin script Tamilnadu, Kannada script ತಾಮೀಳ್ನಾಡೂ)

tāmīḷnāḍū (romanization)
Tamilnadu (Latin character)
ತಾಮೀಳ್ನಾಡೂ (Kannada character)

[tɑːmiːɭnɑːɖuː]

तामीळ (tāmīḷ) + नाडू (nāḍū), borrowed from Tamil தமிழ்நாடு (tamiḻnāṭu).

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तामीळ (tāmīḷ) + नाडू (nāḍū)


चेन्नय

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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).