Bangalore

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Bangalore

English

Etymology

From Kannada Bengaluru. The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to Benga-val-ooru (City of Guards) in Old Kannada or Benda-kaal-ooru (Town of Boiled Beans) from Kannada folklore.

Proper noun

Bangalore

The state capital of Karnataka (India).

Verb

Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalor, present participle ed, simple past and past participle Bangalored)

To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.

Pronunciation

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SAMPA	`/"b{Ng@lor\`

Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Translations

Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
Hindi: बंगलूर
Tamil: பெங்களூர்
Telugu: బెంగుళూరు
Gujarati: બેંગલોર
Arabic: ﺮﻮﻠﺎﻜﺬﺎﺒ
French: Bengaluru
- Chinese: 班加羅爾
Georgian: ბენგალურუ

Marathi: बंगलोर
Japanese: バンガルール
Polish: Bangalur
Russian: Бангалор
French: Bangalore
Spanish: Bangalore
Urdu: ﺮﻮﻠﺎﻜﺬﺒ

Synonyms

Bengaluru
Kalyanapura (former name)
Devarayanagara (former name)