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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Telugu కర (kara), Kannada ಕರೆ (kare), Malayalam കര (kara).
Noun
கரை • (karai)
- shore
- bank
- bound, limit
- ridge of a field
- border, hem
- side, proximity
- place
- word
- large division of co-parcenary land in a village consisting of dry and wet lands and garden fields
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
கரை • (karai)
- to dissolve
Conjugation
Intransitive
Conjugation of கரை (karai)
Transitive
Conjugation of கரை (karai)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கரை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press