അച്ചിരി

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐt͡ʃt͡ʃiɾi/, [ɐt̚t͡ʃiɾi]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्री (aśrī).

Alternative forms

• അശ്രീ (aśrī) — tatsama

Noun

അച്ചിരി • (acciri)

1. worthless, insubstantial

Etymology 2

From അച്ചം (accaṁ).

Verb

അച്ചിരി • (acciri)

1. to smile bashfully

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അച്ചിരി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.