துறை

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Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ತೊರೆ (tore).

Pronunciation

Noun

துறை (tuṟai)

  1. place, location, situation, space, position
  2. way, path
  3. branch, section, category
  4. method, means
  5. seaport, harbor, roadstead
  6. sea
  7. river
  8. place where washermen wash clothes
  9. ghat
  10. frequented place, place of meeting
  11. branch if knowledge, science
  12. subject or theme in akam or puṟam
  13. proper arrangement, codification
  14. a kind of singing
  15. history

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “துறை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press