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): /ˌt͡ʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/, /ˌt͡ʃɑːndɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/

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Proper noun

Chandigarh

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

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)

• 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)
• Korean: 찬디가르 (Chandigareu)
• Malayalam: ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് (caṇḍīgaḍhŭ)
• Marathi: चंदिगड (candigaḍ)
• Odia: ଚଣ୍ଡୀଗଡ଼ (caṇḍigaṛa)
• Portuguese: Chandigarh
• Punjabi: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ (pa) (caṇḍīgṛh)
• Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: Чандига́рх m (Čandigárx)
• Slovak: Čandígarh
• Tamil: சண்டிகர் (ta) (caṇṭikar)
• Telugu: చండీగఢ్ (te) (caṇḍīgaḍh)
• Urdu: چنڈی گڑھ (caṇḍī gaṛh)

See also

• (union territories) union territory; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, ^{(Category: en:Union territories of India)}

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chandigarh f

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