மேனாடு

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From மேல் (mēl) +‎ நாடு (nāṭu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meːnaːɖʊ/, [meːnaːɖɯ]

Noun[edit]

மேனாடு (mēṉāṭu)

  1. (Hinduism) Svarga (as the upper world)
    Synonym: சுவர்க்கம் (cuvarkkam)
  2. highland
    Synonym: பீடபூமி (pīṭapūmi)
  3. Mysore (as being to the west of Tamil country

References[edit]

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