Etymology

Tollygunge

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Today it means: A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Full definition →

Bengali টালিগঞ্জ
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The story

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromটালিগঞ্জ
  2. English todayTollygunge

Borrowed from Bengali টালিগঞ্জ (ṭaligonj), from East India Company officer William Tolly + -gunge (forming placenames).

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