బచ్చలి

Telugu

Etymology

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Particularly: “Sort of looks like English patchouli, itself from Tamil பச்சை (paccai, “green”) + இலை (ilai, “leaf”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bat͡ɕːali/, [bat͡ʃːali]

Noun

బచ్చలి • (baccali) n (plural బచ్చలులు)

Indian spinach, Basella alba

References

"బచ్చలి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 374
"బచ్చలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 867