Chandigarh

English

Etymology

From Chandi +‎ Garh (derived from Hindi चंडी (caṇḍī) +‎ -गढ़ (-gaṛh)). Chandi refers to a Hindu Goddess, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati, while Garh means "fort". The name is derived from Chandi Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to this goddess, near the city in Panchkula District.

Pronunciation

• (North India) IPA^(key): /tʃən.ɖiː.ɡəɽh/

  • Audio (Punjabi, tonal); [t͡ʃəɳ.ˈɖiːɡɽ˥]:

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• (South India) IPA^(key): /tʃən.ɖiː.ɡəɖ(h)/

• (Tamil Nadu, spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tʃən.ɖɪ.ɡəɾ/

• (UK, spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑːn.dɪˌɡɑː(ɹ)/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Chandigarh

2. A city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab.

Translations

Chandigarh, India

• Assamese: চণ্ডীগড় (sondigor)
• Bengali: চণ্ডীগড় (bn) (conḍigoṛ)
• Burmese: ချန်ဒီဂါ (hkyandiga)
• Chhattisgarhi: चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh), चण्डीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 昌迪加爾 / 昌迪加尔 (zh) (Chāngdíjiā'ěr)

• Gujarati: ચંડીગઢ (caṇḍīgaḍh), ચણ્ડીગઢ઼ (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• Hebrew: צ׳אנדיגאר
• Hindi: चंडीगढ़ m (caṇḍīgaṛh), चण्डीगढ़ (hi) m (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• Japanese: チャンディーガル (Chandīgaru)
• Kannada: ಚಂಡೀಗಡ (caṇḍīgaḍa)
• Korean: 찬디가르 (Chandigareu)
• Malayalam: ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് (caṇḍīgaḍhŭ)
• Marathi: चंदिगड (candigaḍ), चंडीगढ (caṇḍīgaḍh)
• Odia: ଚଣ୍ଡୀଗଡ଼ (caṇḍigaṛa)
• Portuguese: Chandigarh
• Punjabi: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ (pa) (caṇḍīgṛh)
• Russian: Чандига́рх m (Čandigárx)
• Slovak: Čandígarh
• Tamil: சண்டிகர் (ta) (caṇṭikar)
• Telugu: చండీగఢ్ (te) (caṇḍīgaḍh)
• Urdu: چنڈی گڑھ (caṇḍī gaṛh)

See also

states of Indiaedit

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala ~ Keralam
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal

union territories of Indiaedit

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Chandigarh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
• Delhi
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
• Puducherry

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chandigarh f

1. Chandigarh (a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab)