terai

English

Alternative forms

• tarai

Etymology

From Hindustani तराई (tarāī) / ترائی (tarāī, “wetland”), from earlier Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- (*talaghaṭṭikā-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈɹaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

terai (plural terais)

1. A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
2. A terai hat.

Derived terms

• terai fever

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “tarāī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Anagrams

• Artie, Tiare, irate, raite, retia

Abinomn

Noun

terai

1. sugarcane