ఱాయి

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அறை (aṟai), Tulu ಅದೆ (ade).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːji/

Noun

ఱాయి • (ṟāyin (plural ఱాళ్లు, genitive ఱాతి)

  1. stone
    Synonyms: కల్లు (kallu), శిల (śila)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 30.