तराई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *taras (“plain, plateau”), possibly related to Sanskrit तल (tala, “level”). Cognate to Nepali तराइ (tarāi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.iː/, [t̪ə.ɾäː.iː]
Noun
तराई • (tarāī) f (Urdu spelling ترائی)
- foothills; plateau at the foot of a mountain
- alluvial plain
Declension
Declension of तराई (fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तराई tarāī |
तराइयाँ tarāiyā̃ |
| oblique | तराई tarāī |
तराइयों tarāiyõ |
| vocative | तराई tarāī |
तराइयो tarāiyo |
Declension
Declension of तराई (sg-only fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | तराई tarāī |
| oblique | तराई tarāī |
| vocative | तराई tarāī |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तराई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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