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): /t̪ɛɭɪʋʊ/, [t̪ɛɭɪʋɯ]

Noun

தெளிவு • (teḷivu)

1. clarity, transparency, filtered
2. brilliance, clearness, strained

   Synonyms: துலக்கம் (tulakkam), பிரகாசம் (pirakācam), வடிகட்டியது (vaṭikaṭṭiyatu)

3. simple, perspicuity

   Synonym: எளிய (eḷiya)

Derived terms

• தெளிவான (teḷivāṉa)

 

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