చిరి

See also: చీరు, చరం, చెర, చీర, and చేర

Telugu

Alternative forms

చిరు (ciru), చిఱు (ciṟu), చిఱి (ciṟi)

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil சிறிய (ciṟiya), Kannada ಕಿರಿಯ (kiriya), Malayalam ചെറിയ (ceṟiya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕiɾi/, [t͡ʃiɾi]

Adjective

చిరి • (ciri)

small, little
Synonyms: పిన్న (pinna), చిన్న (cinna), చిట్టి (ciṭṭi)
trifling, delicate, slight
Synonym: చిట్టి (ciṭṭi)

Derived terms

చిరిచెమట (ciricemaṭa, “light sweat”)
చిరిట (ciriṭa, “bottle stopper”)
చిరిదిండి (ciridiṇḍi, “snacks, slight fare”)
చిరినవ్వు (cirinavvu, “smile”)

References

"చిరి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 418

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