ತಿದಿ

Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-South Dravidian I *titi, borrowed from Middle Indo-Aryan *diti, from Sanskrit दृति (dṛti, “bellows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪id̪i/

Noun

ತಿದಿ • (tidi)

1. bellows (a leather device used for blowing air into a fire)

References

• Aiyar, R. Swaminatha (1975) Dravidian Theories, Motilal Banarsidass, page 296