തിരു

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• തൃ- (tr̥-)
• ശ്രീ (śrī) — tatsama

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Cognate with Tamil திரு (tiru) and Telugu తిరు (tiru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪iɾu/

Noun

തിരു • (tiru)

1. (honorific) mister

Adjective

തിരു • (tiru)

1. holy, sacred
2. honourable, respectable
3. pure, untainted

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തിരു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.