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Etymology

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Derived from തിരു (tiru, to turn).[1] Cognate with Tamil திரை (tirai).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪iɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: തി‧ര
  • Rhymes:

Noun

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തിര (tira)[1][2]

  1. wave, billow
    Synonym: തിരമാല (tiramāla)
  2. roll
  3. curtain

Derived terms

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(curtain):

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തിര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., page 453
  2. ^ Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തിര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books, page 516