English
Nilgiri
Nilgiri comes from Tamil நீலகிரி.
- Tamilmodernநீலகிரிnīlakiri
- EnglishtodayNilgiri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Tamilmodernநீலகிரிnīlakiri
- EnglishtodayNilgiri
Every English word from Tamil நீலகிரி
Today it means
name A mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil நீலகிரி / Nilgiri