English Explanatory Dictionary

Lakhnauti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Gaur, an ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India.

Word forms

Lakhnauti

Etymology

From Bengali লখনৌতি (lokhnōuti). The term rose to prominence after Muslim rule, and is a most likely a corruption of Lakshmanavati, the name of the city under the Senas.

Related words

Lakshmanavati
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