மீசை

Tamil

Etymology

Compare மிசை (micai, “to eat”). Cognate Telugu మీసము (mīsamu), Kannada ಮೀಸೆ (mīse), Malayalam മീശ (mīśa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːt͡ɕai/, [miːsai]
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Noun

மீசை • (mīcai)

  1. upper part
  2. moustache, whiskers

Descendants

  • → Malay: misai (“moustache”)
  • → Tagalog: misay (“moustache”)

References

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