Chandigarh

English

Etymology

Chandi +‎ Garh. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/, /ˌtʃɑːndɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Chandigarh

1. Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
2. City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.

Translations

Chandigarh, India

• Assamese: please add this translation if you can
• Bengali: চন্ডীগড় (conḍigoṛ)
• Burmese: ချန်ဒီဂါ (hkyandiga)
• Chhattisgarhi: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

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

• Gujarati: ચંડીગઢ (caṇḍīgaḍh)
• Hebrew: צ'אנדיגאר
• Hindi: चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh), चण्डीगढ़ (hi) (caṇḍīgaṛh)
• Japanese: チャンディーガル (Chandīgaru)
• Kannada: ಚಂಡೀಗಡ (caṇḍīgaḍa)
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• Korean: 찬디가르 (Chandigareu)
• Malayalam: ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് (caṇḍīgaḍhŭ)
• Marathi: चंदिगड (candigaḍ)
• Oriya: ଚଣ୍ଡୀଗଡ଼ (côṇḍigôṛô)
• Portuguese: Chandigarh
• Punjabi: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ (pa) (caṇḍīgṛh)
• Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: Чандига́рх m (Čandigárx)
• Tamil: சண்டிகர் (caṇṭikar)
• Telugu: చండీగఢ్ (te) (caṇḍīgaḍh)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Chandigarh f

1. Chandigarh (a city and union territory of India)