தக்கணநாடு
Tamil
Etymology
From தக்கண (takkaṇa) + நாடு (nāṭu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪akːaɳan̪aːɖu/, [t̪əkːəɳən̪ɑːɖɯ]
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, “தக்கணநாடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press, 1924–1936.