Etymology

Mahé

Today it means: A small town in Mahé district in the union territory of Puducherry, India. Full definition →

French Mahé ← Malayalam മയ്യഴി
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Mahé · proper noun1

  1. Malayalam · derived fromമയ്യഴി
  2. French · borrowed fromMahé
  3. English todayMahé

Borrowed from French Mahé, from Malayalam മയ്യഴി (mayyaḻi), the name given to the local river and region.

Mahé · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromMahé
  2. English todayMahé

Borrowed from French Mahé, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a French governor of Isle de France (modern Mauritius).

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