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- Hindi · borrowed fromचंडीगढ़
- English todayChandigarh
Compound of Chandi + Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh), in turn borrowed from Hindi चंडीगढ़ (caṇḍīgaṛh). Chandi refers to a Hindu Goddess, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati, while Garh means "fort". The name is derived from Chandi Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to this goddess, near the city in Panchkula District.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.