తియ్య
Telugu
editAlternative forms
edit- తీయ (tīya)
Etymology
edit(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
editAdjective
editతియ్య • (tiyya)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- "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.