పల్లి

See also: పల్లె, పిల్ల, పిల్లి, పులులు, పేలాలు, and పుల్ల

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *paḷḷi (“small village, hamlet”). Cognate with Kannada ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi), Malayalam പള്ളി (paḷḷi), Tamil பள்ளி (paḷḷi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /palːi/

Noun

పల్లి • (palli) ? (plural పల్లులు)

A small village.

Synonyms

పల్లె (palle)

Derived terms

References

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
"పల్లి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 727

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