terai

/təˈɹaɪ/

terai

English Noun

Definition

A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.

Etymology

From Urdu ترائی (tarāī, “marsh”) (compare Hindi तराई (tarāī, “foothills”)), from earlier Prakrit *तलघट्टिका- (*talaghaṭṭikā-).