# terai

> English word · Noun · IPA /təˈɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #95,507

## Definitions
1. A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
2. A terai hat.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/terai