English
Pondicherry
Pondicherry comes from Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி.
- Tamilmodernபாண்டிச்சேரி
- EnglishtodayPondicherry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Tamilmodernபாண்டிச்சேரி
- EnglishtodayPondicherry
Every English word from Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி
Today it means
name Former name of Puducherry: A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil பாண்டிச்சேரி / Pondicherry