Dum Dum/Dumdum (WB)

Ben: দমদম damadama ‘Bang Bang’, ‘Battery’   City, West Bengal  From Ben: dum, ‘banging, booming or thudding noise’; Per: damdama, ‘disturbance’, ‘clamour’, ’drum’, ‘mound’, ’raised battery’. There are two fascinating possibilities for this place name with...