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tharra

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See also: dharra

English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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tharra (uncountable)

  1. An alcoholic drink of North India and Pakistan, made from yeast fermentation of sugar cane or wheat husk, and often brewed illegally.

Anagrams

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Gamilaraay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ara/ (reconstructed)

Noun

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tharra

  1. (anatomy) thigh

References

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  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tharra

  1. Lenited form of tarra.

Ngiyambaa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.

Noun

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tharra

  1. (anatomy) thigh