తాపి

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aːpi/

Noun

తాపి • (tāpi) ? (plural తాపులు)

1. composition, putting or bringing together
2. a bricklayer

   Synonym: కాసెవాడు (kāsevāḍu)

3. a bricklayer's work
4. a trowel
5. secret, a mystery in any trade, a trace

   Synonyms: జాడ (jāḍa), మర్మము (marmamu)

6. the setting of a stone
7. ballast, weight in a boat

Derived terms

• తాపికత్తె (tāpikatte)
• తాపికాడు (tāpikāḍu)
• తాపిచేయు (tāpicēyu)

 

References

• "తాపి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 522