విల్లు

See also: విలు, వలలు, and వెల్ల

Telugu

A bow.

Alternative forms

విలు (vilu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wil. Cognate with Kannada ಬಿಲ್ಲು (billu), Malayalam വിൽ (vil), വില്ല് (villŭ), Tamil வில் (vil), Tulu ಬಿಲ್ಲು (billu), ಬಿರು (biru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋilːu/
Rhymes: -ల్లు

Noun

విల్లు • (villu) n (plural విల్ళ్ళు)

(archery) bow
Synonyms: చాపము (cāpamu), ధనుస్సు (dhanussu)

Derived terms

పూవిల్లు (pūvillu, “Cupid's bow”)
హరివిల్లు (harivillu, “rainbow”)

See also

అంబు (ambu, “arrow”)

References

Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “విల్లు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]

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