tharra

See also: dharra

English

Etymology

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Noun

tharra (uncountable)

  1. An alcoholic drink of North India and Pakistan, made from yeast fermentation of sugar cane or wheat husk, and often brewed illegally.

Anagrams

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ara/ (reconstructed)

Noun

tharra

  1. (anatomy) thigh

References

  • Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 401–3
  • Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɾˠə/

Noun

tharra

  1. lenited form of tarra

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *dharraŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *carra.

Noun

tharra

  1. (anatomy) thigh
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