Chandni Chowk

English

Etymology 1

Chandni Chowk, Delhi

Transliteration of Hindustani چانْدنِی چَوک (cāndnī cauk) / चाँदनी चौक (cā̃dnī cauk).

Proper noun

Chandni Chowk

1. A neighbourhood of Central Delhi district, Delhi, India.
   • 2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227:

     Sharmishta Roy, who did the sets of K3G, has this to say about Johar: “Karan cannot handle dirt, he cannot deal with grime, he went to Chandni Chowk and almost fainted.”

Derived terms

• CC2C (“abbreviation of the Hindi film Chandni Chowk to China”)

Translations

suburb of Delhi

• Hindi: चाँदनी चौक m (cā̃dnī cauk)
• Urdu: چانْدنِی چَوک m (cāndnī cauk)

Etymology 2

Chandni Chowk, Kolkata

Transliteration of Bengali চাঁদনি চক (cãdni cok).

Proper noun

Chandni Chowk

1. A northern neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Etymology 3

Chandni Chowk, Pune

Transliteration of Marathi चांदणी चौक (ċāndaṇī ċauk).

Proper noun

Chandni Chowk

1. A western neighbourhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India.