Thiru
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'''Thiru''' (a [[Tadbhava |''tadbhava'']] of ''Shri'')<ref>Caldwell, Robert. 1875. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian family of languages. London: Trübner.</ref> is an [[Honorific |honorific]] used while addressing adult males in the [[Tamil language]], being the equivalent of the [[English language|English]] "[[Mr.]]" or the [[French language|French]] "[[Monsieur]]".
==Etymology==
''Thiru'' is a word that means "deity" otherwise called "sacred" or "holy". It is also a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] name for the God [[Mahavishnu]] who is called "Tirumaal" and Goddess [[Lakshmi]] who is called "Thirumagal" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. It is also meant for "wealth", "respect", and "name" in Tamil language.
The word "Thiru" is part of city-names, such as [[Trivandrum]] or [[Thiruvananthapuram]]; [[Thiruchendur]], [[Thiruvaiyaru]], Tiruvenkadam, [[Tirumalai]], [[Tirupathi]] etc - - the list is endless; the word forms part of the name of many other cities and towns in South India.
==References==
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[[Category:Titles in India]]