తియ్య
Telugu
Alternative forms
- తీయ (tīya)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tiy. Cognate with Tamil தீம் (tīm, “sweet”), Malayalam തിത്തു (tittu, “sweetness”), Kannada ಸೀ (sī, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t̪ijːa/
Adjective
తియ్య • (tiyya)
Derived terms
References
- "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.