Telugu edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /t͡ɕalːa/, [t͡ʃalːa]

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அளை (aḷai, curds), Kannada ಅಳೆ (aḷe, buttermilk).[1]

Noun edit

చల్ల (calla? (plural చల్లలు)

  1. buttermilk
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with చలి (cali, cold, chill), Tamil சளி (caḷi, cold), Kannada ಚಳಿ (caḷi, coldness).[2]

Adjective edit

చల్ల (calla)

  1. cool, cold
  2. soothing, pleasant
  3. benign, kindly
  4. happy, blessed

References edit

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2411, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2408, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 211.