తిప్పు
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Telugu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- త్రిప్పు (trippu)
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with తిరి (tiri), Tamil திரி (tiri, “to twist or turn”), Malayalam തിരി (tiri), and Kannada ತಿರಿ (tiri).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
తిప్పు • (tippu)
- to turn, to cause to turn
- to reel, feel giddy
- (of illness) to be checked
- to turn round, turn back
- to brandish, wield, whirl, twirl
- to lead about, lead round
- to wind (a watch), coil (a rope)
- to reverse, revoke (an order)
- to steer or command (a ship)
Synonyms[edit]
- త్రిప్పు (trippu)
Noun[edit]
తిప్పు • (tippu) ? (plural తిప్పులు)
References[edit]
- "తిప్పు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 236
- "తిప్పు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 528
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3246, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282.