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పులి
 
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *puli (tiger). Cognates with Tamil புலி (puli), Kannada ಪುಲಿ (puli), or ಹುಲಿ (huli), Tulu ಪಿಲಿ (pili), Malayalam പുലി (puli).

Noun

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పులి (puli? (plural పులులు)

  1. tiger
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Dravidian *puḷ (sour). Cognate with Tamil புளி (puḷi), Kannada ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), or ಹುಳಿ (huḷi), Tulu ಪುಳಿ (puḷi), or ಪುಲಿ (puli), Malayalam പുളി (puḷi).

Adjective

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పులి (puli)

  1. acid, sour
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