In olden days, a Tiyan woman could wear an ornament appropriate for a Nayar on a special occasion, but only with the permission of the Nayar landlord, obtained through the Tandan, on payment of a fee.
This formula, with slight variations here and there, is repeated at every Tiyan marriage in South Malabar.
The temple of Subramania at Palni in the Madura district is a favourite objective for Tiyan pilgrims.
The thodu, which is now sometimes worn byTiyan women, is not a Tiyan ornament.
This also holds good, to some extent, in the case of a southern Tiyan visiting the northern parts of the Cherakal taluk of Malabar.
A main feature in the religion of the Tiyan is that it is largely connected with Sakti worship.
Now the washerwoman is invariably of the Tiyan caste.
The Izhuva boy, who was the first Tiyan to come to Malabar, brought with him the cocoanut, and retained the right to cultivate and use it.
When the death of a Tiyan is expected, all the relations draw near, and await the fateful moment.
The Tandan is the hereditary headman of a Tiyan tara (village), and is a Tiyan by caste.
A ring, composed of hollow gold beads, called mani-kathila, is the proper ornament for a Tiyan woman's ear.
The ear-rings, called kathila and ananthod, are the Tiyan ornaments, and look like strings of gold beads with pendants.
I could not make out that anything in particular is done at the banyan tree, and the procession soon returns to the temple, the nine men and the Tiyan women following, carrying their kalasams and talapoli.
When passing by the temple, the Tiyan women empty the contents of their plates in the fire pit as before, and the nine men hand over the arrack in their kalasams to the temple servants.
Each Tiyan then marches thrice round the heap, and falls prostrate before the lingam; and a certain Nayar sub-caste removes the husks preparatory to the spilling of the milk.
A Tiyan named Talliparamba possesses a large extent of land granted by a former Raja of Cherakkal, on condition of his taking under his protection all excommunicated females, if they choose to go with him.
In Malabar, the instruction of a Tiyan child in the alphabet is said by Mr F.
Muhíbag ang tiyan basta dílì kahilísan, The stomach becomes upset if you have indigestion.
Mulunay ang suul sa tiyan ug tambálan, The stomach ache will subside if you take medicine.
Butírik kaáyu siyag tiyankay dakug káun, He has a big stomach because he eats too much.
Mugusa ímung tiyan ug dì ka kahilísan, Your stomach will feel tight if you have indigestion.
Haw-ang ang tiyan ug pán ray ipamáhaw, The stomach feels empty if you only have bread for breakfast.
Tiyan nga nagyunùyunù sa katambuk, A stomach shaking like a bowlful of jello.
Nagpyahuk ang tiyan sa munyíkang hitumban, The doll’s stomach is all squashed because s.
Mihíyak angtiyan ku pagdulhug sa ilibítur, I got a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach when the elevator went down.
Sakitan giyud siya sa tiyan basta mutunghà na kaníya ang íyang sakit, She gets a stomachache when she has her period.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tiyan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
