மேரை

Tamil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːɾɐɪ̯/

Noun

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

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