చలి

See also: చాలా, చిలీ, చెలి, చోలీ, and చూలు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சளி (caḷi, “cold, chilliness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕali/, [t͡ʃali]

Noun

చలి • (cali) ? (plural చలులు)

1. cold, coolness, a chill

Adjective

చలి • (cali)

1. cold, cool

References

• "చలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 443
• Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “చలి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 311.