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til.

until, till

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

conj/tɪl//təl/unstressed

  1. until, till

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.

prep/tɪl//təl/unstressed

  1. until, till

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.

noun/tɪl//tiːl/

  1. Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)

  2. Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”).

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