Save Type Settlement Usage Malayalam, English, Hindi Scripts കൊച്ചി(Malayalam) कोची(Hindi) Pronounced Pron. /kot͡ʃ.ˈt͡ʃi/(Malayalam) /ˈkoʊ.tʃi/(English) /koː.ˈt͡ʃiː/(Hindi) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from Malayalam കൊച്ച് (kochu) meaning "small" and അഴി (azhi) meaning "lagoon, pond". This is the name of a city in India, formerly known as Cochin.