కలయు

See also: కుల్య and కాలేయం

Telugu

Alternative forms

కలియు (kaliyu)

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil கல (kala, “to mix”), Malayalam കലരുക (kalaruka, “to be mixed, united”), Kannada ಕಲಿ (kali, “to join, be mixed”).^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalaju/

Verb

కలయు • (kalayu) (causal కలుపు)

(intransitive) to mix, mingle, merge
(intransitive, transitive) to meet
to join together, become united
to agree
to collect, assemble
to coalesce
to be included
(with dative) to match, suit, correspond

Derived terms

కలతి (kalati, “mixture, adulteration”)
కలయిక (kalayika, “meeting, uniting”)

References

"కలయు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 116
"కలయు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 258

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1299”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1299”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.

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