Meanings
Mahé1
proper noun
alternative Mahe
- A small town in Mahé district in the union territory of Puducherry, India.
- A former French enclave comprising the town of Mahé and a few neighbouring towns, in the colonial part of French India.
Mahé2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Mayyazhi
Origin
Mahé · proper noun
- Malayalamമയ്യഴി
- FrenchMahé
- EnglishMahé
Borrowed from French Mahé, from Malayalam മയ്യഴി (mayyaḻi), the name given to the local river and region.
More words from French, Malayalam
Full word history & related roots →Mahé · proper noun
- FrenchMahé
- EnglishMahé
Borrowed from French Mahé, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a French governor of Isle de France (modern Mauritius).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali মাহে
- মাহে (mahe)town
Chinese Mandarin 馬埃 /马埃
- 馬埃 /马埃 (mǎ'āi)town
French Mahé, Mahé
- Mahétown
- Mahéisland
Hindi माहे
- माहे (māhe)town
Japanese マーヒ
- マーヒ (māhi)town
Tamil மாகே, மய்யழி
- மாகே (mākē)town
- மய்யழி (mayyaḻi)town
Urdu ماہے
- ماہے (māhe)town
Cite this entry
APA
Mahé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C3%A9
MLA
“Mahé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mahé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C3%A9.
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