Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi. · The Indian government.
Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia and Hindi दिल्ली (dillī) for more.
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- Cognate mentionदिल्लीhi
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