தேசாசாரம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit देश (deśa, “point, region, spot, place, part, portion; province, country, kingdom”) + आचार (ācāra, “custom, practice, usage, traditional or immemorial usage”). Cognates include Telugu దేశాచారము (dēśācāramu), Malayalam ദേശാചാരം (dēśācāraṁ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪eːt͡ɕaːt͡ɕaːɾɐm/, [t̪eːsaːsaːɾɐm]

Noun

தேசாசாரம் • (tēcācāram)

customs, usages and manners of a country.

References

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

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