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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu మేర (mēra), Kannada ಮೇರೆ (mēre).
Pronunciation
Noun
மேரை • (mērai)
- boundary, limit
- manner, way
- rule of propriety or decorum
- gravity, sobriety, modesty
- the portion of the crop, given as a perquisite to holders of kāṇi-y-āṭci or to hereditary village officers and servants, out of the common stock on the threshing-floor
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மேரை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press