மீசை

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate Telugu మీసము (mīsamu), Kannada ಮೀಸೆ (mīse), Malayalam മീശ (mīśa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /miːt͡ɕɐɪ̯/, [miːsɐɪ̯]

Noun[edit]

மீசை • (mīcai)

  1. upper part
  2. mustache, whiskers

Descendants[edit]

  • Malay: misai (“mustache”)
  • Tagalog: misay (“mustache”)

References[edit]

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