వల

See also: వలి, వాలి, వెల, వెలి, వేలు, విలు, and వాలు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋala/
Rhymes: -ల

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಬಲೆ (bale), Malayalam വല (vala), Tamil வலை (valai).

Noun

వల • (vala) n (plural వలలు)

A net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish and also trapping something.

Etymology 2

Clipping of వలను (valanu). The sense of "south" derives from the direction pointed to by the right side when facing east, as is customary when determining cardinal directions.

Adjective

వల • (vala)

right
Synonym: కుడి (kuḍi)

Antonyms: ఎడమ (eḍama), డా (ḍā), డాపలి (ḍāpali)
south
Synonym: దక్షిణ (dakṣiṇa)

Derived terms

వలచేయి (valacēyi, “right hand”)
వలకడ (valakaḍa, “the south”)

References

"వల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1143

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