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చల్ల

See also: చల్లా, చెల్లి, చుల్లి, చుల్ల, and చెల్లు

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /t͡ɕalːa/, [t͡ʃalːa]

Etymology 1

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(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

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చల్ల • (calla) ? (plural చల్లలు)

  1. buttermilk
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Etymology 2

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(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

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చల్ల • (calla)

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

References

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