தக்கணநாடு

Tamil

Etymology

From தக்கண (takkaṇa) +‎ நாடு (nāṭu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐkːɐɳɐn̪aːɖʊ/, [t̪ɐkːɐɳɐn̪aːɖɯ]

Proper noun

தக்கணநாடு • (takkaṇanāṭu)

1. the southern part of the Indian peninsula
2. the Deccan, the tableland between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats

   Synonym: தக்ஷிணபீடபூமி (takṣiṇapīṭapūmi)

References

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