Puducherry

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi/

Proper noun

Puducherry

1. Union territory in southern India, consisting of four exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
2. Capital of the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry).

Synonyms

• Pondicherry

Translations

Puducherry, India

• Armenian: Պուտտուչչերի (Puttučʻčʻeri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 本地治里 (zh) (Běndìzhìlǐ)

• French: Pondichéry (fr)
• Georgian: პონდიშერი (ṗondišeri)
• German: Puducherry n
• Hebrew: פודוצ׳רי
• Hindi: पॉंडिचेरी (pŏṇḍicerī), पुदुच्चेरी (hi) (puduccerī)
• Japanese: ポンディシェリ (Pondisheri)
• Kannada: ಪುದುಚೇರಿ (puducēri)
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• Malayalam: പുതുശ്ശേരി (ml) (putuśśēri)
• Portuguese: Pondicherry f
• Russian: Пудуче́рри m (Pudučérri)
• Sanskrit: पाण्डीचेरी (pāṇḍīcerī)
• Spanish: Pondicherry
• Tamil: புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri)
• Telugu: పుదుచ్చేరి (te) (puduccēri)
• Vietnamese: Puducherry