చిలిపి

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சில் (cil, “some, few”), சில்லை (cillai, “humbleness, meanness”), Kannada ಕೆಲ (kela​​, “some, several”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕilipi/, [t͡ʃilipi]

Noun

చిలిపి • (cilipi) ? (plural చిలిపులు)

1. a naughty or worthless person

Adjective

చిలిపి • (cilipi)

1. naughty, mischievous, cheeky, saucy
2. joyful, witty, fun-loving

Derived terms

• చిలిపికొయ్య (cilipikoyya, “mischievous or cheeky person”)
• చిలిపితనం (cilipitanaṁ, “naughtiness, cheekiness”)

 

References

• "చిలిపి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 188
• "చిలిపి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 420
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter CIL, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 144.