వెలియు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil வெள் (veḷ, “white, pure, shining, bright”), Malayalam വെളി (veḷi, “light, clearness”), Kannada ಬೆಳ್ (beḷ, “whiteness, brightness”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʋeliju/

Verb

వెలియు • (veliyu)

  1. (of rain) to stop or cease, clear up, pass off, go off
  2. (as color) to fade

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5496”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
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