உயர்திணை
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
From உயர் (uyar) + திணை (tiṇai).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
உயர்திணை • (uyartiṇai)
- a high-caste or noble family
- Synonym: மேற்குலம் (mēṟkulam)
- (grammar) rational nouns or pronouns, nouns or pronouns denoting humans, deities and demons
See also edit
- அஃறிணை (aḥṟiṇai)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “உயர்திணை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “உயர்திணை”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]