தக்கணநாடு
Tamil
Etymology
From தக்கண (takkaṇa) + நாடு (nāṭu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ɐkːɐɳɐn̪aːɖʊ/, [t̪ɐkːɐɳɐn̪aːɖɯ]
Proper noun
தக்கணநாடு • (takkaṇanāṭu)
- the southern part of the Indian peninsula
- the Deccan, the tableland between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats
- Synonym: தக்ஷிணபீடபூமி (takṣiṇapīṭapūmi)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “தக்கணநாடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press