నెమలి
Telugu edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Tamil ஞமலி (ñamali), Kannada ನವಿಲು (navilu), Kolami నమ్లి (namli).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
నెమలి • (nemali) n (plural నెమలులు)
- Peacock: A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo or Afropavo, whose males have extravagant tails.
- Synonym: మయూరము (mayūramu)
Derived terms edit
- నెమలికన్ను (nemalikannu)
- నెమలిచెట్టు (nemaliceṭṭu)
- నెమలిపింఛం (nemalipiñchaṁ)
- నెమలీక (nemalīka)
- నేలనెమలి (nēlanemali, “florican”)
References edit
- "నెమలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 678