Puducherry

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi/

Proper noun

Puducherry

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

Synonyms

Pondicherry

Translations

Puducherry, India

Armenian: Պուտտուչչերի (Puttučʿčʿeri)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本地治里 (zh) (Běndìzhìlǐ)
French: Pondichéry (fr)
German: Puducherry n
Hebrew: פודוצ'רי‎‎
Hindi: पॉंडिचेरी (pŏṇḍicērī)
Japanese: ポンディシェリ (Pondisheri)
Kannada: ಪುದುಚೇರಿ (puducēri)

Malayalam: പുതുശ്ശേരി (ml) (putuśśēri)
Portuguese: Pondicherry f
Russian: Пудуче́рри m (Pudučérri)
Sanskrit: पाण्डीचेरी (pāṇḍīcērī)
Spanish: Pondicherry
Tamil: புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri)
Telugu: పుదుచ్చేరి (te) (puduccēri)
Vietnamese: Puducherry

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