கௌளி

Tamil

Alternative forms

கவுளி (kavuḷi), கெவுளி (kevuḷi)

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam ഗൗളി (gauḷi). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʊ̯ɭi/, [kɐʊ̯ɭi]

Noun

கௌளி • (kauḷi) (dialectal)

house lizard, common house gecko
Synonym: பல்லி (palli)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972), “கௌளி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “கௌளி”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page

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