Etymology

Madurai

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Today it means: A district of Tamil Nadu, India. Full definition →

Tamil மதுரை ← oty 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃
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The story

  1. oty · derived from𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃
  2. Tamil · borrowed fromமதுரை
  3. English todayMadurai

Borrowed from Tamil மதுரை (maturai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 (maturai).

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