चेन्नई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːn.nə.iː/, [t͡ʃẽːn.nɐ.iː]

Proper noun

चेन्नई • (cennaī) m (Urdu spelling چنئی)

  1. Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)
  2. Chennai (a district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai)

Declension
Declension of चेन्नई (sg-only masc ind ī-stem)
singular
direct चेन्नई
cennaī
oblique चेन्नई
cennaī
vocative चेन्नई
cennaī

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • चेन्नै (cennai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕen.nəi/, [t͡ɕen.nəiː]

Proper noun

चेन्नई • (cennaī) n

  1. Chennai (the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India)
  2. Chennai (a district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai)
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