തിര

Malayalam

Etymology

Derived from തിരു (tiru, “to turn”).[1] Cognate with Tamil திரை (tirai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪iɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: തി‧ര
  • Rhymes: -ɐ

Noun

തിര • (tira)[1][2]

  1. wave, billow
    Synonym: തിരമാല (tiramāla)
  2. roll
  3. curtain

Derived terms

(wave):

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(curtain):

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References
  1. Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തിര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 453
  2. Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തിര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books, page 516
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