చిరి

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

Telugu

Alternative forms

చిరు (ciru), చిఱు (ciṟu), చిఱి (ciṟi)

Etymology

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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

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

References

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

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