Lucknow

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Hindi लखनऊ (lakhnaū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌknaʊ/

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Proper noun

Memorial Hall in Lucknow, Victoria

Lucknow

1. The state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
   • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11:

     ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ

2. A number of other places:
   1. A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
   2. A community of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
   3. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   4. A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
   5. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Translations

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India

• Arabic: لَكْنُو m (laknū)
• Bengali: লখনৌ (lokhonōu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勒克瑙 (zh) (Lèkènǎo)

• Hebrew: לאקנאו
• Hindi: लखनऊ (hi) (lakhnaū)
• Japanese: ラクナウ (Rakunau)
• Korean: 러크나우 (Reokeunau)
• Marathi: लखनौ (lakhnau)
• Portuguese: Lucknow f
• Russian: Лакхна́у m (Lakxnáu)
• Telugu: లక్నో (laknō)
• Urdu: لکھنؤ (lakhnaū)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lucknow f

1. Lucknow (the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India)