நாசி

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit नासिका (nāsikā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪aːt͡ɕɪ/, [n̪aːsi]

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Noun

நாசி • (nāci)

1. nose

   Synonym: மூக்கு (mūkku)

2. nostril

   Synonym: மூக்குத்துளை (mūkkuttuḷai)

3. passage through the arch of a drain
4. a component part of the upper storey of a mansion, as a base for a flagstaff
5. the top of a doorframe
6. (Music) a defect in singing

References

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