Chimay
Chimay proper noun: a city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
Proper noun (1)
Chimay
Proper noun (2)
Chimay
- An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers.
- CHIMAY, the name of a great lake, lying in the province of Acham, between the Eaſt-Indies and China.1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184
Chimay meaning in Hindi
Chimay in Hindi
- Translations
- शिमे śime
Forms of Chimay
| alternative form | Chiamay |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chiammay |
| alternative form | Chiamai |
| alternative form | Chiang Mai |
| alternative form | Chaamay |
| alternative form | Chiama |
| alternative form | Cunebete |
| alternative form | Singapamor |
| alternative form | Jamahey |
Origin of Chimay
From French Chimay, sometimes further derived via Vulgar Latin, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“pretty, pleasant”).
Variant of earlier Chiamay, from Portuguese Lago de Chiamay in João de Barros's 1553 Décadas da Ásia, Dec. III, Bk. II, presumably from the Chiamay and Chiammay in manuscripts of Fernão Mendes Pinto's Peregrinação, variously referring to an imaginary lake and to the kingdom and town of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai), from เชียง (chiiang, “walled city”) + ใหม่ (mài, “new”).
Questions about Chimay
- What does Chimay mean?
- Chimay means a city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.
- What is Chimay in Hindi?
- Chimay in Hindi is शिमे (śime). See Chimay meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chimay?
- Chimay is a proper noun.
Words near Chimay in the dictionary
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