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Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ತಿಟ್ಟನೆ (tiṭṭane), Malayalam തിടുക്കം (tiṭukkaṁ) and Tulu ದಿಡ್ಕ (diḍka). Doublet of திடுக்கு (tiṭukku).
Pronunciation
Adjective
திடீர் • (tiṭīr)
- sudden, abrupt
அவர் திடீரென்று நேற்று எங்கள் வீட்டிற்கு வந்தார்.- avar tiṭīreṉṟu nēṟṟu eṅkaḷ vīṭṭiṟku vantār.
- He suddenly came to our house yesterday.
- unexpected, out of the blue
References
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “திடீர்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “திடீர்-என்று”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page
- N. Kathiraiver Pillai (1928) “திடீர்திடீரெனல்”, in தமிழ் மொழி அகராதி [Tamil language dictionary] (in Tamil), Chennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “திடீரெனல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press