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Kannada

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Etymology

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From Proto-South Dravidian I *titi, borrowed from Middle Indo-Aryan *diti, from Sanskrit दृति (dṛti, bellows).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ತಿದಿ (tidi)

  1. bellows (a leather device used for blowing air into a fire)

References

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  • Aiyar, R. Swaminatha (1975) Dravidian Theories, Motilal Banarsidass, page 296