തിര
Malayalam
Etymology
Derived from തിരു (tiru, “to turn”).[1]
Noun
തിര • (tira)
- wave, billow[1]
- Synonym: തിരമാല (tiramāla)
- roll[1]
- curtain[1]
Derived terms
(wave):
- (Nouns)
- തിരമാല (tiramāla)
- തിരയാഴി (tirayāḻi)
(curtain):
- (Nouns)
- തിരശ്ശീല (tiraśśīla)
Related terms
(Nouns)
- തിരി (tiri)
References
- Gundert, H. (1872), “തിര”, in A Malayalam and English Dictionary, Mangalore: C. Stolz, page 453