Delhi
English
editEtymology 1
editCorrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia. Compare Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).
Pronunciation
edit- (city in India):
Proper noun
editDelhi
Synonyms
edit- National Capital Territory (formal)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Arabic: دِلْهِي (dilhī)
- → Chinese: 德里 (Délǐ)
- → Greek: Δελχί (Delchí)
- → Hebrew: דֵלְהִי (delhī)
- → Japanese: デリー (Derī)
- → Turkish: Delhi
Translations
editcity in India
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See also
edit- (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)
Further reading
edit- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Delhi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[1], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 990-991
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- (locale in North America):
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛl.haɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
Proper noun
editDelhi
- A locale in North America; named for the city in India.
- A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
- A town in Delaware County, New York.
- A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
- A community of Ontario.
- A town in Louisiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- A ghost town in Wisconsin.
- A community of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Etymology 3
editFrom Mongolian Дэлхий (Delxii) / ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ (delekei).
Proper noun
editDelhi
- Synonym of Delingha
- 2008 July 28, “Floods leave two miners missing, two others trapped in northwest China”, in ReliefWeb[2], archived from the original on July 11, 2021[3]:
- Another two counties, Wulan and Tianjun, as well as the two cities of Golmud and Delhi also suffered the floods. More than 1,000 heads of sheep were washed away.
Translations
editAnagrams
editSerbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editDȅlhi m (Cyrillic spelling Де̏лхи)
Declension
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editDelhi f
Derived terms
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- sh:Delhi
- sh:Cities in India
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- es:Delhi
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