சின்ன

Irula

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சின்ன (ciṉṉa), Telugu చిన్న (cinna), Malayalam ചിന്ന (cinna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃinːə/

Adjective

சின்ன (ciṉṉa)

  1. small

References

  • Monisha R. (2022) Phonological comparison of select words of the Aalu Kurumba and Irula languages of the Nilgiris‎[1]

Tamil

Etymology

From சில் (cil).[1] Cognate with Irula சின்ன (ciṉṉa), Malayalam ചിന്ന (cinna) and Telugu చిన్న (cinna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕinːa/, [sinːa]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

சின்ன • (ciṉṉa)

  1. small, little
  2. inferior, mean, low
  3. young

References

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “சின்மை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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