tharra
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See also: dharra
English
Etymology
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Noun
tharra (uncountable)
- An alcoholic drink of North India and Pakistan, made from yeast fermentation of sugar cane or wheat husk, and often brewed illegally.
Anagrams
Gamilaraay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.
Pronunciation
Noun
tharra
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
tharra
- Lenited form of tarra.
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.
Noun
tharra