Cuttack

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Cuttack

  • /ˈkʌtək/

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Borrowed from Odia କଟକ (kaṭaka), in turn from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka), ultimately of uncertain, possibly Dravidian origin.

proper noun Kataka

  1. A city and district, the former capital of Odisha, India. The firſt had conſtantly reſided with his father at Cuttack, the capital of Oriſſa, and the other, with his grandfather at Morſhadabad.

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name city

한국어쿠타크 kutakeu
日本語カタック katakku
中文克塔克 kètǎkè
हिन्दीकटक kaṭak
FrançaisCatac

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"Cuttack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuttack. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Cuttack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuttack

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"Cuttack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuttack.

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@misc{cuttack_2026,
  title = {Cuttack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuttack},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}