Etymology

Delhi

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Today it means: A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian دهلی
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Delhi · proper noun1

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromدهلی
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todayDelhi

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.

Delhi · proper noun2

  1. Mongolian · borrowed fromДэлхий
  2. English todayDelhi

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

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