Chennai

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Chennai

/ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/ UK
/t͡ʃenːaɪ/ South Asia
[ˈt͡ʃenːai̯] South Asia

Rhymes with -ɛnaɪ, -aɪ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

proper noun

The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras. 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.
A district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: madras, tamil nadu, hyderabad, thanjavur, mumbai, patna, kolkata, trichy, lagos, new delhi, colombo, chandigarh, kanchipuram, trichinopoly, ahmedabad, tanjore

proper noun

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Every language

name state capital of Tamil Nadu, India

한국어	첸나이 Chennai
日本語	チェンナイ Chennai
हिन्दी	चेन्नई cennaī
Português	Chennai, Madras, Madrasta
Français	Chennai
Deutsch	Chennai
Ελληνικά	Τσεννάι Tsennái
Русский	Ченна́и Čennái
العربية	تْشِينَاي tšināy
עברית	צ׳נאי

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"Chennai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chennai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Chennai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chennai

Chicago

"Chennai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chennai.

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@misc{chennai_2026,
  title = {Chennai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chennai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}