చాలు

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕaːlu/, [t͡ʃaːlu]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சால் (cāl, to be abundant, full), Malayalam ചാല (cāla​, richly, fully).

Verb

చాలు • (cālu)

  1. to suffice, to be enough or sufficient, be adequate
  2. to be able, capable, bear, endure

Noun

చాలు • (cālu? (plural చాళ్ళు)

  1. sufficiency, abundance

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cāl (ploughed furrow).

Noun

చాలు • (cālu? (plural చాళ్ళు)

  1. a line, row, stripe
  2. furrow
  3. plowing