Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

തീയൻ (tīyaṉ)

  1. Ezhava

References edit

  • Godavarma, K. (1946) “തീയൻ”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 13
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തീയൻ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.