చల్ల

See also: చల్లా, చెల్లి, చుల్లి, చుల్ల, and చెల్లు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /t͡ɕalːa/, [t͡ʃalːa]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அளை (aḷai, “curds”), Kannada ಅಳೆ (aḷe, “buttermilk”).[1]

Noun

చల్ల • (calla) ? (plural చల్లలు)

  1. buttermilk
Synonyms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with చలి (cali, “cold, chill”), Tamil சளி (caḷi, “cold”), Kannada ಚಳಿ (caḷi, “coldness”).[2]

Adjective

చల్ల • (calla)

  1. cool, cold
  2. soothing, pleasant
  3. benign, kindly
  4. happy, blessed

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2411”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2408”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 211.
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