Tel: నల్గొండ nalgoṇḍa
‘Black Hill’ [Neelagiri, Nalgunda, Nalagonda] City/District, Telangana
From Tel: nīlam, ‘blue’, ‘purple’, ‘deep blue’; nalla, ‘black’; koṇḍa, ‘hill’; giri, ‘hill’.
Apart from a disagreement about colour the name has remained the same for two thousand years or so: from the Mauryas to the Mughals.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Telangana place names.
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