Question

The name of which city comes from two words meaning ‘market for areca nut’ in the local language?

Answer 1

The answer is Guwahati.

The name of the city which comes two words meaning ‘market for areca nut’ in the local language is Guwahati.

The name Guwahati is derived from two Assamese terms Guwa and Hat. The English translation for Guwa is areca nut while that of Hat is market. The name was chosen for the city because it had a lot of areca nut trees.

Answer 2

Answer:

Guwahati is named for "market for areca nut".

Areca nut, a tropical crop, is popularly known as betel nut, as its common usage in the country is for mastication with betel leaves.Guwahati was full of areca nut trees wrapped by pan creepers.

Hence, this city subsequently got the name Guwahati. The word `Guwa’ in Assamese means areca nut and ‘Hat’ means market.