Lakhnauti

English

Dakhil Darwaza, Lakhnauti

Etymology

From Bengali লখনৌতি (lôkhnouti). 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.

Proper noun

Lakhnauti

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

Related terms

Lakshmanavati

Translations

ancient Bengali city

Arabic: لَكْنُوتِي‎ (laknūtī)
Assamese: লখনৌতি (lkhonouti)
Bengali: লখনৌতি (lôkhnouti)
Hindi: लखनौति (hi) (lakhnauti)
Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀮𑀔𑀦𑁅𑀢𑀺 (lakhanauti)
Marathi: लखनौति (lakhnauti)
Nepali: लखनौति (lakhanauti)

Persian: لکنوتی‎ (fa) (laknauti)
Punjabi: ਲਖਨੌਤਿ (lakhnauti)
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī)
Urdu: لکھنوتی‎ (lakhnauti)
Uyghur: لوقنۆتى‎ (loqnöti)
Western Panjabi: لکھنوتی‎ (lakhnauti)

Gaur — see Gaur

Lakshmanavati — see Lakshmanavati

Jannatabad — see Jannatabad