தொலைக்காட்சி

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Etymology[edit]

தொலை (tolai, distance, tele-) +‎ காட்சி (kāṭci, show, display); created as a calque of English television soon after the introduction of the medium to South India.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɔlɐɪ̯kːaːʈt͡ɕɪ/, [t̪ɔlɐɪ̯kːaːʈsi]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

தொலைக்காட்சி (tolaikkāṭci)

  1. television (the medium)
    Synonym: (Singapore) தொலைநோக்கி (tolainōkki)
  2. (India) regional television broadcasted from Madras (Chennai) as opposed to the national feed from Delhi when public broadcaster Doordarshan was the only television provider.
    Coordinate term: (national feed) தூர்தர்ஷன் (tūrtarṣaṉ)

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