పల్లి

Telugu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /palːi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paḷḷi (“small village, hamlet”). Cognate with Kannada ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi), Malayalam പള്ളി (paḷḷi), Tamil பள்ளி (paḷḷi).

Noun

పల్లి • (palli) ? (plural పల్లులు)

  1. A small village
    Synonym: పల్లె (palle)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *palli.

Alternative forms

Noun

పల్లి • (palli) ? (plural పల్లులు)

  1. lizard

References
  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “పల్లి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]
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