తిప్పు

See also: తప్పు, తిప్ప, తొప్పె, and తెప్ప

Telugu

Alternative forms

• త్రిప్పు (trippu)

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ipːu/
• Rhymes: -ప్పు

Verb

తిప్పు • (tippu)

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

తిప్పు • (tippu) ? (plural తిప్పులు)

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

References

• "తిప్పు" 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