Kozhikode in Hindi — Meaning of कोड़िकोड (koṛikoḍ)

📖 Meaning of “Kozhikode”

The meaning of “Kozhikode” in Hindi is कोड़िकोड, pronounced koṛikoḍ . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of Kozhikode

A city in Kerala, in southwestern India.

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ). The name probably corresponds to Ancient Greek Καλαικαρίας (Kalaikarías), mentioned by Ptolemy, of uncertain meaning. The second element is likely Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fortress, palace”). The first element could be from Kali, wife of Shiva, meaning "palace of Kali," or it could instead be a Dravidian name கல்லியை (kalliyai).
The anglicized variant of the name is Calicut.

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Word (English)

Kozhikode

Meaning in Hindi

कोड़िकोड

Pronunciation

koṛikoḍ

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The Hindi meaning of "Kozhikode" is कोड़िकोड (koṛikoḍ).

In Devanagari script it is written as कोड़िकोड.

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