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மேரை

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Telugu మేర (mēra), Kannada ಮೇರೆ (mēre).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

மேரை • (mērai)

  1. boundary, limit
  2. manner, way
  3. rule of propriety or decorum
  4. gravity, sobriety, modesty
  5. 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 edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “மேரை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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