ദേശാചാരം

Malayalam

Etymology

From Sanskrit देश (deśa, “point, region, spot, place, part, portion; province, country, kingdom”) + आचार (ācāra, “custom, practice, usage, traditional or immemorial usage”). Cognates include Telugu దేశాచారము (dēśācāramu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪eːʃaːd͡ʒaːɾɐm/
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Noun

ദേശാചാരം • (dēśācāraṁ)

local customs, the customs of a country

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ദേശാചാരം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.

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