மீசை

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Tamil

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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மீசை (mīcai)

  1. upper part
  2. mustache, whiskers

Descendants

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

References

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