தெளிவு
Tamil
Etymology
From தெளி (teḷi, “to clear, to filter”). Cognate with Kannada ತಿಳಿ (tiḷi), Malayalam തെളിവ് (teḷivŭ) and Telugu తెలివి (telivi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪eɭiʋu/, [t̪ɛɭɪʋɯ]
Noun
தெளிவு • (teḷivu)
- clarity, transparency, filtered
- brilliance, clearness, strained
- Synonyms: துலக்கம் (tulakkam), பிரகாசம் (pirakācam), வடிகட்டியது (vaṭikaṭṭiyatu)
- simple, perspicuity
- Synonym: எளிய (eḷiya)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “தெளிவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “தெளிவு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House