గీయు

See also: గయ, గాయం, and గేయం

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil கீறு (kīṟu, “to scratch”), Malayalam കീറുക (kīṟuka​, “to scratch”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡiːju/

Verb

గీయు • (gīyu)

1. to draw, trace (a line)
2. to scratch, scrape
3. to sketch (a picture)
4. to strip off leaves
5. to tap (toddy from a palm tree by cutting lines in it)
6. to shave
7. to strike (a match

   అగ్గిపుల్ల గీయు ― aggipulla gīyu ― to strike a match

References

• "గీయు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 162
• "గీయు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 370
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kīṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.