ஜிராயதி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زِرَاعَة (zirāʕa, agriculture).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑɪɾaːjɐd̪ɪ/, [d͡ʑɪɾaːjɐd̪i]

Noun[edit]

ஜிராயதி (jirāyati)

  1. arable land, fit for cultivation and not requiring artificial irrigation
  2. agriculture, cultivation
  3. Ryotwari land

References[edit]

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