துறை

• IPA^(key): /t̪uraɪ̯/, [t̪ɯrʌɪ̯]

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துறை • (tuṟai)

1. place, location, situation, space, position
2. way, path
3. branch, section, category
4. method, means
5. seaport, harbor, roadstead
6. sea
7. river
8. place where washermen wash clothes
9. ghat
10. frequented place, place of meeting
11. branch if knowledge, science
12. subject or theme in akam or puṟam
13. proper arrangement, codification
14. a kind of singing
15. history

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