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Golconda
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English
Alternative forms
en Golkonda
Etymology
From en ur گولْکُنْڈَہ, itself from en te గొల్లకొండ, from te గొల్ల of or pertaining to shepherds + te కొండ hill.
Pronunciation
en /ɡɒlˈkɒndə/ UK
en /ɡɑlˈkɑndə/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Golconda.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en fortress/and/ruined city s/Telangana c/India historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
en 1827 John Lee Comstock Elements of Mineralogy Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places in the kingdom of Golconda, in which diamonds of different sizes were found…
en small city/county seat co/Pope County s/Illinois c/USA ; named after Golconda in India.
en CDP co/Humboldt County s/Nevada c/USA.
en locality carea/Dorset and the city:Pref/Launceston north eastern s/Tasmania c/Australia.
Translations
ruined city in Telangana, India
Arabic:
Hijazi Arabic: acw قولكُندة f gōlkunda
Azerbaijani: az Qolkonda
Bengali: bn গোলকুন্ডা
Finnish: fi Golkonda
French: fr Golconde f, fr Golkonda f
Georgian: ka ჰოლკონდა
German: de Golkonda f, de Golkanda f, de Golconda f
Greek: el Γκολκόντα f
Hindi: hi गोलकुंडा m, hi गोलकोण्डा m
Italian: it Golconda f
Japanese: ja ゴールコンダ Gōrukonda
Korean: ko 골콘다
Malayalam: ml ഗോൽക്കൊണ്ട
Marathi: mr गोवळकोंडा m
Odia: or ଗୋଲକୁଣ୍ଡା
Persian: fa گلکنده golkonde
Portuguese: pt Golconda f
Russian: ru Голко́нда f, ru Голка́нда f
Sanskrit: sa गोल्कोण्डदुर्गम् m, sa गोल्कोण्ड m
Spanish: es Golconda f
Tajik: tg Гулкунда
Tamil: ta கோல்கொண்டா, ta கோல்கண்டா
Telugu: te గోల్కొండ
Turkish: tr Gülkünde
Ottoman Turkish: ota كلكنده Gülkünde
Ukrainian: uk Голко́нда f, uk Ґолко́нда f
Urdu: ur گولْکُنْڈَہ m
Noun
en figuratively en A source of great wealth, especially a mine.