Mahé
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Mahé¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Mahé, from Malayalam മയ്യഴി (mayyaḻi), the name given to the local river and region.
proper noun Mahe
- A small town in Mahé district in the union territory of Puducherry, India.
- A former French enclave comprising the town of Mahé and a few neighbouring towns, in the colonial part of French India.
Similar: Mayyazhi
Mahé²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Mahé, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a French governor of Isle de France (modern Mauritius).
proper noun Mahe
- The largest island of the Seychelles.
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proper noun
Similar: Mayyazhi
Translations
Talk about this word "Mahé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mah%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mahé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mah%C3%A9 "Mahé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mah%C3%A9.Cite this
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title = {Mahé},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mah%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
