English
Golconda
Golconda comes from Telugu గొల్లకొండ.
- Telugumodernగొల్లకొండgollakoṇḍa
- Urdumodernگولْکُنْڈَہgolkunḍa
- Englishearliest quotation 1827Golconda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Telugumodernగొల్లకొండgollakoṇḍa
- Urdumodernگولْکُنْڈَہgolkunḍa
- Englishearliest quotation 1827Golconda
Earliest quotation: 1827, John Lee Comstock: “Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places…”
Every English word from Telugu గొల్లకొండ
Today it means
name A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Telugu గొల్లకొండ / Golconda