Telugu

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Tamil எல்லை (ellai), Malayalam എല്ല (ella), Kannada ಎಲ್ಲೆ (elle). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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ఎల్ల (ellan (plural ఎల్లలు)

  1. boundary
  2. (colloquial) white washing the house - వెల్ల
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ellV.

Adjective

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ఎల్ల (ella)

  1. all
    Synonym: సమస్తము (samastamu)
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