Lucknow

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Lucknow

/ˈlʌknaʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).

proper noun

A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ
A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kanpur, lakhnau, awadh, oudh, uttar pradesh, lucknow division, dehra dun, lalitpur, jaipur, bhopal, patna, allahabad, kolkata, panaji, allahabad division, gandhinagar

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name capital of Uttar Pradesh, India

한국어	러크나우 Reokeunau
日本語	ラクナウ Rakunau
中文	勒克瑙 Lèkènǎo
हिन्दी	लखनऊ lakhnaū
Português	Lucknow
Русский	Лакхна́у Lakxnáu
العربية	لَكْهنَؤُ lakhnaʔū, لَكْنَؤُ laknaʔū
עברית	לאקנאו

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"Lucknow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lucknow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lucknow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lucknow

Chicago

"Lucknow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lucknow.

BibTeX

@misc{lucknow_2026,
  title = {Lucknow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucknow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}