Aurangabad

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian اورنگ‌آباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگ‌زیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Aur‧ang‧a‧bad

• Audio (India):

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Proper noun

Aurangabad

2. A district of Maharashtra, India.
4. A large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.

   Synonyms: Khaḍkī (original name [1610–1626]), Fatehnagar (former name [1620–1653]), Khujista Bunyad (alternative name [1658–1707]), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (official name [2023–])

Translations

city in India

• Bengali: আওরঙ্গাবাদ (bn) (Aōroṅgabad)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧郎加巴德 / 奥郎加巴德 (Àolángjiābādé)

• Hebrew: אוראנגאבאד
• Hijazi Arabic: أورنق أَبَاد (Aurangābād)
• Hindi: औरंगाबाद m (Auraṅgābād)
• Japanese: アウランガーバード (Aurangābādo)
• Marathi: औरंगाबाद (Auraṅgābād)
• Persian: اورنگ‌آباد (Owrang-âbâd)
• Russian: Аурангаба́д (ru) m (Aurangabád)
• Tajik: Аврангобод (Avrangobod)
• Telugu: ఔరంగాబాదు (Auraṅgābādu)
• Urdu: اورنگ‌ آباد (Auraṅg ābād)