వల

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋala/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಬಲೆ (bale), Malayalam വല (vala), Tamil வலை (valai).

Noun

వల • (valan (plural వలలు)

  1. a net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish and also trapping something

Etymology 2

See below.

Adjective

వల • (vala)

  1. combining form of వలను (valanu)
Derived terms
  • వలచేయి (valacēyi, right hand)
  • వలకడ (valakaḍa, the south)

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