Bengaluru

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UK/ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/

proper noun

A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

Similar
BangaloreSilicon Valley of India
OriginKannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

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    Synonyms: Bangalore, Silicon Valley of India

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

Similar
BangaloreSilicon Valley of India
Also see
bangalore

Origin

  1. Kannadaಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
  2. EnglishBengaluru

From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore.

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Translations

Arabic بَنْغَالُور
  • بَنْغَالُور (banḡalūr)state capital of Karnataka, India
Bengali বেঙ্গালুরু, ব্যাঙ্গালোর
  • বেঙ্গালুরু (beṅgaluru)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • ব্যাঙ্গালোর (bêṅgalōr)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • বাঙ্গালোর (baṅgalōr)state capital of Karnataka, India
Bulgarian Бенгалу́ру, Бангало́р
  • Бенгалу́ру (Bengalúru)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • Бангало́р (Bangalór)state capital of Karnataka, India
Chinese Mandarin 班加羅爾 /班加罗尔, 本加盧魯 /本加卢鲁
  • 班加羅爾 /班加罗尔 (Bānjiāluó'ěr)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • 本加盧魯 /本加卢鲁 (Běnjiālúlǔ)state capital of Karnataka, India
Esperanto Bengaluro
  • Bengalurostate capital of Karnataka, India
Finnish Bangalore
  • Bangalorestate capital of Karnataka, India
French Bangalore, Bengaluru
  • Bangalorestate capital of Karnataka, India
  • Bengalurustate capital of Karnataka, India
German Bangalore, Bengaluru
  • Bangalorestate capital of Karnataka, India
  • Bengalurustate capital of Karnataka, India
Greek Μπανγκαλόρ
  • Μπανγκαλόρ (Bangkalór)state capital of Karnataka, India
Hebrew בנגלור
  • בנגלורstate capital of Karnataka, India
Hindi बेंगलुरु, बंगलौर
  • बेंगलुरु (beṅgluru)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • बंगलौर (baṅglaur)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • बंगलूर (baṅglūr)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • बंगलोर (baṅglor)state capital of Karnataka, India
Japanese バンガロール
  • バンガロール (Bangarōru)state capital of Karnataka, India
Korean 벵갈루루
  • 벵갈루루 (Benggalluru)state capital of Karnataka, India
Latvian Bengalūru
  • Bengalūrustate capital of Karnataka, India
Lithuanian Bengalūras
  • Bengalūrasstate capital of Karnataka, India
Persian بنگلور
  • بنگلور (bangalor)state capital of Karnataka, India
Polish Bangalur
  • Bangalurstate capital of Karnataka, India
Portuguese Bangalore
  • Bangalorestate capital of Karnataka, India
Russian Бангало́р, Бенгалу́ру
  • Бангало́р (Bangalór)state capital of Karnataka, India
  • Бенгалу́ру (Bengalúru)state capital of Karnataka, India
Spanish Bangalore
  • Bangalorestate capital of Karnataka, India
Tamil பெங்களூர்
  • பெங்களூர் (peṅkaḷūr)state capital of Karnataka, India
Thai บังคาลอร์
  • บังคาลอร์ (bangkaalor)state capital of Karnataka, India
Urdu بنگلور
  • بنگلور (baṅglaur)state capital of Karnataka, India
Vietnamese Bengaluru
  • Bengalurustate capital of Karnataka, India

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Bengaluru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengaluru

MLA

“Bengaluru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengaluru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bengaluru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengaluru.

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