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பகுதி

English translation: Portion / Division / Part

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Tamil term or phrase:பகுதி
English translation:Portion / Division / Part
Entered by: SeiTT

07:56 Jun 22, 2017
Tamil to English translations [PRO]
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Tamil term or phrase: பகுதி
Greetings,

The Collins English-Tamil Dictionary defines வேல்ஸ் பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த as meaning “Welsh”.

Please, what is the meaning of பகுதி here? Presumably not “part”?

Best wishes and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:28
Portion / Division / Part
Explanation:
பெரிய நிலப்பரப்பின் ஒரு பகுதி.
பெரிய அளவினிலிருந்து, பிரிந்த (அ) பிரிக்கப்பட்ட சிறிய அளவு.
Part of Wales
Portion of Wales
Division of Wales


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Gopinath Jambulingam
India
Local time: 00:58
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent as ever.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Place /location
DEVANATHAN RENGACHARI
5Portion / Division / Part
Gopinath Jambulingam
5Area
Ramesh Shanmugam


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Place /location


Explanation:
Here paguthi stands for Place/location.

பகுதி area
பகுதி region
பகுதி zone



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Note added at 17 mins (2017-06-22 08:13:59 GMT)
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It could also mean" To which region you belong to" and "To which zone you belong to"

Example sentence(s):
  • நீ எந்த பகுதியைச் சார்ந்தவன் means that "to which place you belong to?"

    Reference: http://www.tamildict.com
DEVANATHAN RENGACHARI
India
Local time: 00:58
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Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 16
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Asker: Just to say a big thank you - also most useful.

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
பகுதி
Portion / Division / Part


Explanation:
பெரிய நிலப்பரப்பின் ஒரு பகுதி.
பெரிய அளவினிலிருந்து, பிரிந்த (அ) பிரிக்கப்பட்ட சிறிய அளவு.
Part of Wales
Portion of Wales
Division of Wales




Example sentence(s):
  • Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
  • The western portion of the United States–Mexico border passes through the Sonoran Desert.

    https://ta.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF
Gopinath Jambulingam
India
Local time: 00:58
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Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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Many thanks, excellent as ever.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Area


Explanation:
Area

Ramesh Shanmugam
Local time: 00:58
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Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
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