తొలి

See also: తల and తాలి

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தொல் (tol).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oli/
• Rhymes: -లి

Adjective

తొలి • (toli)

1. first

   Synonym: మొదటి (modaṭi)

   తొలిప్రేమ

   toliprēma

   first love

2. former, previous

   Synonym: మాజీ- (mājī-)

   తొలినాడు

   tolināḍu

   the day before

3. ancient, old

Derived terms

• • తొలిఏకాదశి (toliēkādaśi, “first Ekadashi”)

   
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  • తొలిప్రేమ (toliprēma, “first love”)

   
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  • తొలిబువ్వము (tolibuvvamu, “first marital feast”)

   
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  • తొలివారము (tolivāramu, “first week day, Sunday”)

   

References

• "తొలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 562