तराई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *taras (“plain, plateau”), possibly related to Sanskrit तल (tala, “level”). Cognate to Nepali तराइ (tarāi).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.iː/, [t̪ɐ.ɾäː.iː]

Noun

तराई • (tarāī) f (Urdu spelling ترائی)

  1. foothills; plateau at the foot of a mountain
  2. alluvial plain

Declension
Declension of तराई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct तराई
tarāī		 तराइयाँ
tarāiyā̃
oblique तराई
tarāī		 तराइयों
tarāiyõ
vocative तराई
tarāī		 तराइयो
tarāiyo

Proper noun

तराई • (tarāī) f (Urdu spelling ترائی)

  1. the Terai region

Declension
Declension of तराई (sg-only fem ind ī-stem)
singular
direct तराई
tarāī
oblique तराई
tarāī
vocative तराई
tarāī

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.