Thiruvananthapuram

/tɪˌɹuːvəˌnʌntəˈpuːɹəm/

proper noun

A city and district, the state capital of Kerala, India, formerly known as Trivandrum.

Less commonScrabble 31

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and district, the state capital of Kerala, India, formerly known as Trivandrum.

Origin

  1. Malayalamതിരുവനന്തപുരം
  2. Malayalamതിരുവനന്തപുരം
  3. EnglishThiruvananthapuram

Borrowed from Malayalam തിരുവനന്തപുരം (tiruvanantapuraṁ).

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Translations

Bengali তিরুবনন্তপুরম
  • তিরুবনন্তপুরম (tirubonntopurom)capital of Kerala, India
Chinese Mandarin 特里凡得琅
  • 特里凡得琅 (Tèlǐfándéláng)capital of Kerala, India
Finnish Thiruvananthapuram
  • Thiruvananthapuramcapital of Kerala, India
Hindi तिरुवनन्तपुरम, त्रिवेन्द्रम
  • तिरुवनन्तपुरम (tiruvnantapuram)capital of Kerala, India
  • त्रिवेन्द्रम (trivendram)capital of Kerala, India
Hungarian Tiruvanántapuram
  • Tiruvanántapuramcapital of Kerala, India
Japanese ティルヴァナンタプラム
  • ティルヴァナンタプラム (Tiruvanantapuramu)capital of Kerala, India
Korean 티루바난타푸람
  • 티루바난타푸람 (Tirubanantapuram)capital of Kerala, India
Portuguese Trivandrum, Tiruvanantapura
  • Trivandrumcapital of Kerala, India
  • Tiruvanantapuracapital of Kerala, India
Punjabi ਤੀਰੂਵੰਥਪੁਰਮ
  • ਤੀਰੂਵੰਥਪੁਰਮ (tīrūvanthpuram)capital of Kerala, India
Russian Ти́руванантапу́рам, Трива́ндрам
  • Ти́руванантапу́рам (Tíruvanantapúram)capital of Kerala, India
  • Трива́ндрам (Trivándram)capital of Kerala, India
Tamil திருவனந்தபுரம்
  • திருவனந்தபுரம் (tiruvaṉantapuram)capital of Kerala, India
Thai ตรีรุวันธปุราม, ตรีวันดรัม
  • ตรีรุวันธปุราม (dtreerúwantábpùraam)capital of Kerala, India
  • ตรีวันดรัม (dtreewandàram)capital of Kerala, India
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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