मद्रासी

Hindi

Etymology

From मद्रास (madrās) + -ई (). The original Madras State comprised a large part of South India, hence the second sense.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /məd̪.ɾɑː.siː/, [mɐd̪.ɾäː.siː]

Noun

मद्रासी • (madrāsī) m or f by sense

  1. an inhabitant or native of Madras
  2. (dated, now sometimes offensive) a South Indian

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

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