దిశ

See also: దశ and దేశం

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā). Cognate with Malayalam ദിശ (diśa), Tamil திசை (ticai). Doublet of దిక్కు (dikku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪iɕa/, [d̪iʃa]

Noun

దిశ • (diśa) n (plural దిశలు)

1. A point of the compass, quarter, direction, region.

   Synonyms: మూల (mūla), దిక్కు (dikku)

Related terms

• ప్రాగ్దిశ (prāgdiśa, “the East”)

References

• "దిశ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 596