തിട്ട

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil திட்டை (tiṭṭai). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪iʈʈɐ/

Noun

തിട്ട • (tiṭṭa)

1. raised ground, hillock, platform
2. a raised seat, as in a veranda

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തിട്ട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തിട്ട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books