Kolkata
/kɒlˈkɑːtə/US/kolˈkɑtə/
Kolkata proper noun: the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
Proper noun
Kolkata
- The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
- Synonyms:
- Calcutta
- A district of West Bengal, India.
Kolkata meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Kolkata in Hindi
- city — see also Calcutta
- कोलकाता kolkātā, कलकत्ता kalkattā
Kolkata in Tamil
- city — see also Calcutta
- கொல்கத்தா kolkattā
Kolkata in Marathi
- city — see also Calcutta
- कोलकाता kolkātā, कलकत्ता kalkattā
Kolkata in Urdu
- city — see also Calcutta
- کلکتہ kalkattā, کولکاتا kolkātā
More languagesFewer languages
- Kolkata in Bengali
- কলকাতা kolkata, কলিকাতা kolikata, কোলকাতা kōlkata
- Kolkata in Telugu
- కోల్కాతా kōlkātā, కోల్కతా kōlkatā, కోల్కత kōlkata, కోలకతా kōlakatā
- Kolkata in Malayalam
- കൊൽക്കത്ത kolkkatta
- Kolkata in Kannada
- ಕೊಲ್ಕತ್ತ kolkatta
- Kolkata in Punjabi
- ਕੋਲਕਾਤਾ kolkātā
- Kolkata in Gujarati
- કોલકાતા kolkātā, કલકત્તા kalkattā
- Kolkata in Odia
- କଲିକତା kalikatā, କୋଲକାତା kolakātā
- Kolkata in Assamese
- কলিকতা kolikota
- Kolkata in Arabic
- كَالْكُوتَا kalkūtā, كَلْكَتَا kalkatā
- Kolkata in Persian
- کلکته kalkatta
Synonyms of Kolkata
Origin of Kolkata
Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.
Questions about Kolkata
- What does Kolkata mean?
- Kolkata means the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
- What is Kolkata in Hindi?
- Kolkata in Hindi is कोलकाता (kolkātā), कलकत्ता (kalkattā). See Kolkata meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Kolkata?
- Kolkata is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kolkata?
- Kolkata is pronounced /kɒlˈkɑːtə/ (UK).
Words near Kolkata in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kolkata (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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