Etymology

Cuttack

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Today it means: A city and district, the former capital of Odisha, India. Full definition →

or rowed from Odia କଟକ ← Sanskrit कटक ← Dravidian
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  1. Dravidian · derived from
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromकटक
  3. or · borrowed fromrowed from Odia କଟକ
  4. English todayCuttack

Borrowed from Odia କଟକ (kaṭaka), in turn from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka), ultimately of uncertain, possibly Dravidian origin.

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