పేలు

Telugu

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. plural of పేను (pēnu)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. to swell out through heat
  2. to break out in prickly heat, or any eruption

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pēẓ- (to speak, prattle). Cognate with Kannada ಹೇಳು (hēḷu), Tamil பேசு (pēcu).

Alternative forms

Verb

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. to chatter, prattle, tattle, gabble, talk in a silly manner
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4425”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.