ஆப்காரி

Tamil

Etymology

From Urdu آبکاري (ābkārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːpkaːɾɪ/, [aːpkaːɾi]

Noun

ஆப்காரி • (āpkāri)

1. the manufacture or sale of spiritous liquor
2. (historical) revenue excised from the manufacture or sale of spiritous liquor

Alternative forms

• அப்காரி (apkāri)

References

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