వల
Telugu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋala/
Etymology 1
Cognate with Kannada ಬಲೆ (bale), Malayalam വല (vala), Tamil வலை (valai).
Noun
వల • (vala) n (plural వలలు)
- a net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish and also trapping something
Etymology 2
See below.
Adjective
వల • (vala)
- combining form of వలను (valanu)
Derived terms
- వలచేయి (valacēyi, “right hand”)
- వలకడ (valakaḍa, “the south”)
References
- "వల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1143