terai
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindustani तराई (tarāī) / ترائی (tarāī, “wetland”), from earlier Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- (*talaghaṭṭikā-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈɹaɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
terai (plural terais)
- A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
- A terai hat.
Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page tarāī
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