加爾各答
Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (加爾各答) | 加 | 爾 | 各 | 答 | |
| simp. (加尔各答) | 加 | 尔 | 各 | 答 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Calcutta.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jiā'ěrgèdá
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄦˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jia-ěrgèdá
- Wade–Giles: Chia1-êrh3-ko4-ta2
- Yale: Jyā-ěr-gè-dá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiaeelgehdar
- Palladius: Цзяэргэда (Czjaergɛda)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ tä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 ji5 gok3 daap3
- Yale: gā yíh gok daap
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 ji5 gok8 daap8
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 yi5 gog3 dab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ jiː¹³ kɔːk̚³ taːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
加爾各答
- Kolkata, Calcutta (the capital city of West Bengal, India)
Synonyms
- (obsolete) 加爾格得/加尔格得