తియ్య

Telugu

Alternative forms

• తీయ (tīya)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தீம் (tīm, “sweet”), Malayalam തിത്തു (tittu, “sweetness”), Kannada ಸೀ (sī, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ijːa/

Adjective

తియ్య • (tiyya)

1. sweet, pleasant

Derived terms

• తియ్యన (tiyyana)
• తియ్యని (tiyyani)
• తీపి (tīpi)

 

References

• "తియ్య" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 236
• "తియ్య" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 529
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tīm”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 285.