til

¹

Also teel

[til, teel]

noun

1. the sesame plant.

'til

²

[til]

preposition

1. until; till.

TIL

³

Or til

abbreviation

1. today I learned.

til

/ tiːl, tɪl /

noun

1. another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

Confusables Note

See till ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of til¹

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Origin of til²

Aphetic variant of until

Origin of til³

From its use in digital communications

Word History and Origins

Origin of til¹

C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit tilá sesame