Multiple choice general knowledge what do you say for tea ? tanniru teneeru taneeru theneeru Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation In Tamil, 'theneeru' or 'theneer' is the word for tea. The other options (tanniru, teneeru, taneeru) are all variations of the Tamil word for water, not tea. The correct transliteration uses the 'th' sound to represent the Tamil letter.