Malayalam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Cognate with Tamil திரு (tiru) and Telugu తిరు (tiru).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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തിരു (tiru)

  1. (honorific) mister

Adjective

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തിരു (tiru)

  1. holy, sacred
  2. honourable, respectable
  3. pure, untainted

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