# Kannauj

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. A historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.
Sanskrit कन्य (kanya)
Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja)
Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja)
Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)bor.
English Kannauj
Borrowed from Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kannauj