Darjeeling
/dɑ(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒiːlɪŋ/
Darjeeling proper noun: a city and municipality in northern West Bengal; the headquarters of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. Also the ellipsis of Darjeeling tea.
Proper noun
Darjeeling
- A city and municipality in northern West Bengal; the headquarters of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India.
- A district of West Bengal, India.
Also used as
Darjeeling is also the ellipsis of Darjeeling tea.
Darjeeling meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Odia
Darjeeling in Hindi
- city name
- दार्जिलिंग dārjiliṅg
Darjeeling in Tamil
- city name
- டார்ஜிலிங் ṭārjiliṅ
Darjeeling in Bengali
- city name
- দার্জিলিং darjiliṅ
Darjeeling in Odia
- city name
- ଦାର୍ଜିଲିଂ dārjiliṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- Darjeeling in Nepali
- दार्जिलिङ dārjiliṅ
Forms of Darjeeling
| plural | Darjeelings |
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Origin of Darjeeling
Borrowed from Nepali दार्जिलिङ (dārjiliṅ), from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ་གླིང (rdo rje gling), itself a compound of Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje, “vajra”) and གླིང (gling, “land”).
Questions about Darjeeling
- What does Darjeeling mean?
- Darjeeling means a city and municipality in northern West Bengal; the headquarters of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India.
- What is Darjeeling in Hindi?
- Darjeeling in Hindi is दार्जिलिंग (dārjiliṅg). See Darjeeling meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Darjeeling?
- Darjeeling is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Darjeeling?
- Darjeeling is pronounced /dɑ(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒiːlɪŋ/.
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