Karaikal

K5A1R1A1I1K5A1L1

proper noun

A town in Puducherry, India.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Carical · alternative Karikal

  1. A district containing this town.

Origin

  1. Tamilகாரைக்கால்
  2. EnglishKaraikal

Borrowed from Tamil காரைக்கால் (kāraikkāl).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 開利開爾 /开利开尔
  • 開利開爾 /开利开尔 (kāilìkāi'ěr)town
French Karikal
  • Karikaltown
Hindi कारईकाल
  • कारईकाल (kāraīkāl)town
Japanese カーライッカール
  • カーライッカール (kāraikkāru)town
Korean 카라이칼
  • 카라이칼 (karaikal)town
Tamil காரைக்கால்
  • காரைக்கால் (kāraikkāl)town

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Cite this entry
APA

Karaikal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karaikal

MLA

“Karaikal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karaikal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karaikal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karaikal.

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