Meanings
Chandni Chowk1
- A neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India.
Sharmishta Roy, who did the sets of K3G, has this to say about Johar: “Karan cannot handle dirt, he cannot deal with grime, he went to Chandni Chowk and almost fainted.”
2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227
Chandni Chowk2
- A northern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Chandni Chowk3
- A western neighbourhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Origin
Chandni Chowk · proper noun
Transliteration of Hindustani چانْدنِی چَوک (cāndnī cauk) / चाँदनी चौक (cā̃dnī cauk).
Full word history & related roots →Chandni Chowk · proper noun
Transliteration of Bengali চাঁদনি চক (cãdni cok).
Full word history & related roots →Chandni Chowk · proper noun
Transliteration of Marathi चांदणी चौक (ċāndaṇī ċauk).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hindi चाँदनी चौक
- चाँदनी चौक (cā̃dnī cauk)suburb of Delhi
Urdu چانْدنِی چَوک
- چانْدنِی چَوک (cāndnī cauk)suburb of Delhi
Cite this entry
Chandni Chowk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandni%20Chowk
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