కలియు

See also: కుల్య and కాలేయం

Telugu

Alternative forms

• కలయు (kalayu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with కలుపు (kalupu, “to mix”), Tamil கல (kala​, “to mix”), Malayalam കലരുക (kalaruka​, “to be mixed, united”), Kannada ಕಲಿ (kali, “to join, be mixed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaliju/

Verb

కలియు • (kaliyu) (causal కలుపు)

1. (intransitive) to mix, mingle, merge
2. (intransitive, transitive) to meet
3. to join together, become united
4. to agree
5. to collect, assemble
6. to coalesce
7. to be included
8. (with dative) to match, suit, correspond

Derived terms

• కలితి (kaliti, “mixture”)

 

References

• "కలియు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 116
• "కలియు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 258