Kozhikode

English Alternative forms en Calicut Etymology From en ml കോഴിക്കോട്. The name probably corresponds to en grc Καλαικαρίας, mentioned by Ptolemy,Menon, A. Sreedhara (1965). Kerala District Gazetteers: Kozhikode - Gazetteer of India, Volume 5 of Kerala District Gazetteers, Kerala (India). Superintendent of Govt. Presses. of uncertain meaning. The second element is likely en sa कोट fortress, palace. The first element could be from en Kali, wife of Shiva, meaning "palace of Kali," or it could instead be a en dra - name ta கல்லியை.calico The anglicized variant of the name is en Calicut. Proper noun en city s/Kerala in southwestern c/India. en district s/Kerala c/India. Related terms en calico Translations a city in Kerala, southwestern India Arabic: ar قاليقوط, ar كاليكوت, ar كوجيكود, ar كوريكود Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 科泽科德, cmn 卡利卡特, cmn 卡利庫特, cmn 古里 Dutch: nl Kozhikode, nl Calicoet historical, nl Calicut historical, nl Calcoen Hindi: hi कोड़िकोड, hi क़ालीक़ूत​ Kannada: kn ಕಲ್ಲಿಕೋಟೆ Malayalam: ml കോഴിക്കോട് Marathi: mr कोळीकोड, mr कोळिक्कोड koḷikkoḍ Persian: fa کالیکوت Portuguese: pt Calecute f Tamil: ta கோழிக்கோடு, ta கள்ளிக்கோட்டை Telugu: te See also References