తిప్పు
Telugu edit
Alternative forms edit
- త్రిప్పు (trippu)
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with తిరి (tiri), Tamil திரி (tiri, “to twist or turn”), Malayalam തിരി (tiri), and Kannada ತಿರಿ (tiri).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
తిప్పు • (tippu)
- to turn, to cause to turn
- to reel, feel giddy
- (of illness) to be checked
- to turn round, turn back
- to brandish, wield, whirl, twirl
- to lead about, lead round
- to wind (a watch), coil (a rope)
- to reverse, revoke (an order)
- to steer or command (a ship)
Synonyms edit
- త్రిప్పు (trippu)
Noun edit
తిప్పు • (tippu) ? (plural తిప్పులు)
References edit
- "తిప్పు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 236
- "తిప్పు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 528
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3246, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282.