துறை

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ತೊರೆ (tore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʊrɐɪ̯/

Noun

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

References

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