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Tamil
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
திணை • (tiṇai)
- earth, land
- Synonym: பூமி (pūmi)
- place, region, situation, site
- Synonym: இடம் (iṭam)
- house
- Synonym: வீடு (vīṭu)
- tribe, caste, race, family
- Synonym: குலம் (kulam)
- conduct, custom
- Synonym: ஒழுக்கம் (oḻukkam)
- conventional rules of conduct laid down in Classical Tamil works
- (Grammar) class (of nouns and pronouns), of two kinds: உயர்திணை and அஃறிணை
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “திணை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press