तराई
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *taras (“plain, plateau”), possibly related to Sanskrit तल (tala, “level”). Cognate to Nepali तराइ (tarāi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
तराई • (tarāī) f (Urdu spelling ترائی)
- foothills; plateau at the foot of a mountain
- alluvial plain
Declension[edit]
Declension of तराई (fem ind ī-stem)
Proper noun[edit]
तराई • (tarāī) f (Urdu spelling ترائی)
- the Terai region
Declension[edit]
Declension of तराई (sg-only fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | तराई tarāī |
| oblique | तराई tarāī |
| vocative | तराई tarāī |
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तराई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press