தேசாதிபதி

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit देश (deśa, “point, region, spot, place, part, portion; province, country, kingdom”) अधिपति (adhipati). Cognates include Telugu దేశాధిపతి (dēśādhipati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪eːt͡ɕaːd̪ɪbɐd̪ɪ/, [t̪eːsaːd̪ɪbɐd̪i]

Noun

தேசாதிபதி • (tēcātipati)

1. king, lord of a country

References

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