वेलाकूल

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वेला—कूल  n.  n. the sea-shore, coast (rarely the bank of a river), [Uttamac.]; [BhP.]

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वेला—कूल  mfn.  mfn. situated on the sea-coast, [BhP.]

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वेला—कूल  n.  n. N. of a district (the modern तामलिप्त or Tamlūk [see ताम-लिप्त], said to be in the district of Midnapur or in the southern part of the present Hūglī district, forming the west bank of the Hūglī river at its union with the sea; a village having the name Beercool [ Bīrkūl], said to be derived from वेला-कूल, still exists near the sea-shore; it is a hot-weather retreat from Calcutta and was formerly a favourite resort of Warren Hastings; See Hunter's Gazetteer).

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Shabda-Sagara

वेलाकूल  n.  ( -लं) Tamlūk, the district or kingdom as it formerly existed, the southern part of the present HŪGLI district, forming the west bank of the Hūgli river, at its union with the sea: a village called Beercool, derieved from this word probably, is still found in the maps, near the sea shore immediately south of the boundary of the Hūgli district.
E. वेला tide, and कूल bank or shore.

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