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Telugu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சளி (caḷi, “cold, chilliness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
చలి • (cali) ? (plural చలులు)
- cold, coolness, a chill
Adjective
చలి • (cali)
- cold, cool
References
- "చలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 443
- Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “చలి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 311.