மெட்ராஸ்
Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from English Madras; ultimately probably from Mādarasanpattanam, a small port north of Chennai mentioned in Vijayanagara-era inscriptions.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɖɾaːs/
Proper noun
மெட்ராஸ் • (meṭrās)
- Madras: Former name of the State capital of Tamil Nadu (India), now known as Chennai.
- Synonym: சென்னை (ceṉṉai)
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