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terai.

A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.

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Meaning & usage

noun/təˈɹaɪ/
  1. A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.

  2. A terai hat.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Nepali तराइ (tarāi) and/or Hindustani (Hindi तराई (tarāī) / Urdu ترائی (tarāī, “marsh, foothills”)), from Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- (*talaghaṭṭikā-), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *taras (“plain, plateau”), possibly related to Sanskrit तल (tala, “level”); cognate to Nepali तराइ (tarāi). Possibly later associated with Classical Persian تر (tar, “humid”).

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