మేలు
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mēl, *mē. Cognate with Tamil மேல் (mēl), Kannada ಮೇಲೆ (mēle), and Malayalam മേൽ (mēl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːlu/
Noun
మేలు • (mēlu) n (plural మేళ్ళు or మేళ్లు)
- good, kindness
- కీడు మేలు తెలిసినవాడు.
- kīḍu mēlu telisinavāḍu.
- One who knows good and evil.
- good fortune, prosperity, favour, happiness
- profit, advantage
- righteousness
- excellence, superiority
- love
- pride
Adjective
మేలు • (mēlu)
Antonyms
- కీడు (kīḍu)
Derived terms
- మేలిమి (mēlimi, “fineness, excellence”)
References
- "మేలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1031
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