వలయు

See also: వలయం and విలయం

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil வளை (vaḷai, “to surround, hover around”), Malayalam വളയുക (vaḷayuka, “to surround”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋalaju/

Verb

వలయు • (valayu)

1. to be liked, desired or wanted
2. to be needful, or necessary
3. to be proper
4. to be surrounded

Derived terms

• కావాలి (kāvāli)

 

References

• "వలయు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1146
• "వలయు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 475
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vaḷai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 480.