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dorsum meaning in Tamil

புறம்

UK/ˈdɔː.səm//ˈdɔɹ.səm/

dorsum in Tamil: புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா, மலை முகடு. In English, dorsum means the back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.

Tamil words for dorsum

புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா, மலை முகடு

English meaning of dorsum

  1. noun The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
  2. noun The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
  3. noun A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
  4. noun Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

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Questions about dorsum in Tamil

What is the meaning of dorsum in Tamil?
Dorsum in Tamil is புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா, மலை முகடு.
dorsum என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Dorsum: புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா, மலை முகடு.
What does dorsum mean in English?
Dorsum means the back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dorsum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dorsum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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