కల్లు

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Telugu

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kal (stone). Cognate with Tamil கல் (kal), Malayalam കല്ല് (kallŭ), Kannada ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu).

Noun

కల్లు (kallun (plural కల్ళ్ళు)

  1. A stone.
    Synonyms: ఱాయి (ṟāyi), శిల (śila)
  2. A stone carriage wheel.
  3. (by extension) Any carriage wheel.
    Synonyms: తిరుగుడు (tiruguḍu), చక్రము (cakramu)
  4. (by extension) The spoke of a carriage wheel.

Adjective

కల్లు (kallu)

  1. Made of stone.
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ (toddy). Cognate with Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Malayalam കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ), Kannada ಕಳ್ಳು (kaḷḷu), Tulu ಕಲಿ (kali). Compare Sanskrit कल्या (kalyā), probably a Dravidian borrowing.

Noun

కల్లు (kallun (plural only)

  1. toddy
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