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Delhi en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛl.i/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia and Hindi दिल्ली (dillī) for more.

Meanings

1. A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
   • The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects. 2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian:
2. The Indian government.

Deriveds

South East Delhi · North East Delhi · Delhian · North Delhi · East Delhi · South Delhi · Delhi Sultanate · West Delhi · South West Delhi · Delhiite · Central Delhi · Delhi belly · North West Delhi · New Delhi

Descendants

델리 · דֵלְהִי · டெல்லி · 德里 · دِلْهِي · デリー · Δελχί · Delhi

Synonyms

National Capital Territory

Translations (103)

ml ദില്ലി (city in India) · qu Dilhi (city in India) · ja デリー (city in India) · nn Delhi (city in India) · lv Deli (city in India) · tt Дели (city in India) · sa इन्द्रप्रस्थ (city in India) · brh Daelí (city in India) · pl Delhi (city in India) · bho दिल्ली (city in India) · fa دِهْلی (city in India) · dv ދިއްލީ (city in India) · mk Делхи (city in India) · th เดลี (city in India) · ta டெல்லி (city in India) · es Delhi (city in India) · bpy দিল্লী (city in India) · pa ਦਿੱਲੀ (city in India) · ug دېھلى (city in India) · uk Де́лі (city in India) · uz Dehli (city in India) · it Delhi (city in India) · sq Delhi (city in India) · fi Delhi (city in India) · id Delhi (city in India) · ps دهلي (city in India) · tt Дәһли (city in India) · da Delhi (city in India) · tg Деҳлӣ (city in India) · tk Deli (city in India) · la Dellium (city in India) · de Delhi (city in India) · ka დელი (city in India) · ru Де́ли (city in India) · ky Дели (city in India) · hy Դելի (city in India) · mai दिल्ली (city in India) · kn ದಿಲ್ಲಿ (city in India) · sv Delhi (city in India) · ro Delhi (city in India) · sk Dillí (city in India) · sl Delhi (city in India) · nb Delhi (city in India) · or ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ (city in India) · km ដេលហ៊ី (city in India) · ca Delhi (city in India) · lo ເດລີ (city in India) · kn ದೆಹಲಿ (city in India) · hi दिल्ली (city in India) · pa دِلِّی (city in India) · ps ډیلي (city in India) · ks دِل (city in India) · pt Delhi (city in India) · th ดิลลี (city in India) · km ដេលី (city in India) · sa देहली (city in India) · ko 델리 (city in India) · ur دِہْلی (city in India) · am ዴሊ (city in India) · omr ढीली (city in India) · pra-mah 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (city in India) · ady Дели (city in India) · sat ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ (city in India) · mn Дели (city in India) · bn দিল্লি (city in India) · ms Delhi (city in India) · omr 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (city in India) · tr Delhi (city in India) · hi देहली (city in India) · cmn 德里 (city in India) · te ఢిల్లీ (city in India) · mr दिल्ली (city in India) · kmr Delhî (city in India) · lt Delis (city in India) · as দিল্লী (city in India) · he דֵלְהִי (city in India) · yue 德里 (city in India) · az Dehli (city in India) · bg Де́лхи (city in India) · ota دهلی (city in India) · et Delhi (city in India) · ne दिल्ली (city in India) · kok दिल्ली (city in India) · ar دِهْلِي (city in India) · fr Delhi (city in India) · is Delí (city in India) · my ဒေလီမြို့ (city in India) · nl Delhi (city in India) · cs Dillí (city in India) · be Дэ́лі (city in India) · ur دِلّی (city in India) · pt Deli (city in India) · new दिल्ली (city in India) · sh Dȅlhi (city in India) · ta தில்லி (city in India) · si දිල්ලිය (city in India) · el Δελχί (city in India) · kk Дели (city in India) · ar دِلْهِي (city in India) · sh Де̏лхи (city in India) · vi Đê-li (city in India) · pt Déli (city in India) · hu Delhi (city in India)

wikipedia: Delhi

Delhi en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛl.haɪ/

Meanings

1. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
2. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A town in Delaware County, New York.
3. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
4. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A community in Ontario.
5. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A town in Louisiana.
6. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A city in Iowa.
7. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A city in Minnesota.
8. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ An unincorporated community in Illinois.
9. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ An unincorporated community in Colorado.
10. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ An unincorporated community in Georgia.
11. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ An unincorporated community in Missouri.
12. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ An unincorporated community in Texas.
13. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A ghost town in Wisconsin.
14. A locale in North America; named for the city in India. ▸ A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Delhi en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

From Mongolian Дэлхий (Delxii) / ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ (delekei).

Meanings

1. Synonym of Delingha.
   • 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. 2008 July 28, “Floods leave two miners missing, two others trapped in northwest China”, in ReliefWeb, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2021:

Synonyms

Delingha

Translations (1)

cmn 德令哈 (county-level city)