tinu meaning in english

[Tel.] v. a. To eat. bhujincu. To suffer or undergo (blows, abuse, hardship, or punishment.) vanivaddha debbalu tinnanu I was beaten or flogged by him. gadditinu to eat grass, i.e., to make a beast or fool of oneself. annamu tintara gaddi tintara are you men or brutes? tiniveyu to devour (one’s property.) tinipincu tini-p-intsu. (caus. from tinu.) v. t. To cause to eat. vanni mannu tinipincinanu I made him eat dirt. tinubandamulu tinu-bandamulu. n. Eatables. tinubandarapuvastuvulu provisions.