加尔各答

加爾各答

Jiāěrgèdá

noun #26,028

Meanings

1 Kolkata
2 Calcutta (city in India)

Characters

(phonetic Cal-)

(phonetic -al-)

(phonetic -cut-)

Examples

加尔各答是印度西孟加拉邦的首府。

Jiāěrgèdá shì Yìndù Xī Mènggālā bāng de shǒufǔ.

Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal state in India.

特蕾莎修女曾在加尔各答工作多年。

Tèléishā xiūnǚ céng zài Jiāěrgèdá gōngzuò duō nián.

Mother Teresa worked in Calcutta for many years.

Tips

culture

The city was known as Calcutta in English until 2001, when it was officially renamed Kolkata. The Chinese name 加尔各答 is a transliteration of the old English name Calcutta.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

尔 ěr

各 gè

答 dá