चेन्नई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeːn.nə.iː/, [t͡ʃẽːn.nɐ.iː]

Proper noun

चेन्नई • (cennaī) m (Urdu spelling چنئی)

1. Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)
2. Chennai (a district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai)

Declension

Declension of चेन्नई (sg-only masc ind ī-stem)

	singular
direct	चेन्नई cennaī
oblique	चेन्नई cennaī
vocative	चेन्नई cennaī

Marathi

Alternative forms

• चेन्नै (cennai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕen.nəi/, [t͡ɕen.nəiː]

Proper noun

चेन्नई • (cennaī) n

1. Chennai (the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India)
2. Chennai (a district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai)