நாசி

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Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit नासिका (nāsikā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːt͡ɕi/,
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Noun

நாசி (nāci)

  1. nose
    Synonym: மூக்கு (mūkku)
  2. nostril
    Synonym: மூக்குத்துளை (mūkkuttuḷai)
  3. passage through the arch of a drain
  4. a component part of the upper storey of a mansion, as a base for a flagstaff
  5. the top of a doorframe
  6. (Music) a defect in singing

References

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