Chennai
UK/ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/
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South Asia/t͡ʃenːaɪ/
Chennai proper noun: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
Proper noun
Chennai
- The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
- The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2021
- A district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai.
Chennai meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Chennai in Hindi
- state capital of Tamil Nadu, India
- चेन्नई cennaī
Chennai in Tamil
- state capital of Tamil Nadu, India
- சென்னை ceṉṉai
Chennai in Marathi
- state capital of Tamil Nadu, India
- चेन्नई cennaī
Chennai in Urdu
- state capital of Tamil Nadu, India
- چنّئی canna'ī
More languagesFewer languages
- Chennai in Bengali
- চেন্নাই cennai
- Chennai in Telugu
- చెన్నై cennai, చెన్నపట్నం cennapaṭnaṁ, చెన్నపట్టణము cennapaṭṭaṇamu
- Chennai in Malayalam
- ചെന്നൈ cennai
- Chennai in Kannada
- ಚೆನ್ನೈ cennai
- Chennai in Punjabi
- ਚੇਨਈ cenaī
- Chennai in Gujarati
- ચેન્નઈ cennaī
- Chennai in Sanskrit
- चेन्नै cennai, चेन्नैनगरम् cennai-nagaram
- Chennai in Assamese
- চেন্নাই sennai
- Chennai in Nepali
- चेन्नई cennaī
- Chennai in Arabic
- تْشِينَاي tšināy
- Chennai in Thai
- เจนไน jeen-nai
- Chennai in Myanmar
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Synonyms of Chennai
Origin of Chennai
Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).
Words formed from Chennai
Questions about Chennai
- What does Chennai mean?
- Chennai means the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
- What is Chennai in Hindi?
- Chennai in Hindi is चेन्नई (cennaī). See Chennai meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chennai?
- Chennai is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chennai?
- Chennai is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/ (UK).
Words near Chennai in the dictionary
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