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పేలు

See also: పలు, పాలు, పోలు, పాల, పూలు, పోలో, పులి, and పాల్

Telugu edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. plural of పేను (pēnu)

Etymology 2 edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly cognate with పెరుగు (perugu, “to swell”), Tamil பெற்றம் (peṟṟam, “greatness”)?[1]”

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. to swell out through heat
  2. to break out in prickly heat, or any eruption

Etymology 3 edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pēẓ- (“to speak, prattle”). Cognate with Kannada ಹೇಳು (hēḷu), Tamil பேசு (pēcu).

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

పేలు • (pēlu)

  1. to chatter, prattle, tattle, gabble, talk in a silly manner
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4425, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.
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