Terai, Tērai, Tēṟai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTērai (தேரை) noun [Malayalam: tēra.]
1. Frog; தவளை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) அவ்வழித் தேரை தினப்பட லோம்பு [thavalai. (pingalagandu) avvazhith therai thinappada lombu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 147, 32).
2. Indian toad, Bufo melanostictus; தவளைவகை. தேரையார் தெங்கிளநீ ருண்ணார் பழமொழிிசுமப்பர் [thavalaivagai. theraiyar thengilani runnar pazhisumappar] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 74).
3. Fish bait; தூண்டிலி லுணவு. தூண்டிலி னுட்பொதிந்த தேரையும் [thundili lunavu. thundili nudpothintha theraiyum] (திரிகடுகம் [thirigadugam] 24).
4. Coconut blight; தேங்காய் நோய்வகை. [thengay noyvagai.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1024, உரை. [urai.])
5. A defect of stone consisting of a granular line; கல்லில் ஒடுங் கோட்டுக் குற்றம். [kallil odung kottug kurram.] Local usage
6. See தேரையாதனம். தேரை சிம் புள்சிலம்பி [theraiyathanam. therai sim pulsilambi] (தத்துவப்பிரகாசம் [thathuvappiragasam] 109).
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Tēṟai (தேறை) noun A kind of fish; மீன்வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [minvagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Eterai, Tunterai, Vitatterai.
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