త్రిప్పు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• తిప్పు (tippu)

Etymology

(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).

Verb

త్రిప్పు • (trippu)

1. to turn, to cause to turn
2. to reel, feel giddy
3. (of illness) to be checked
4. to turn round, turn back
5. to brandish, wield, whirl, twirl
6. to lead about, lead round
7. to wind (a watch), coil (a rope)
8. to reverse, revoke (an order)
9. to steer or command (a ship)

Synonyms

• త్రిప్పు (trippu)

Noun

త్రిప్పు • (trippu) ? (plural త్రిప్పులు)

1. a turn, circuit, round, turning
2. fainting, swooning
3. pride, arrogance

References

• "త్రిప్పు" 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