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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *taḷḷay. Cognate with Malayalam തള്ള (taḷḷa), Tamil தள்ளை (taḷḷai, “mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
తల్లి • (talli) ? (plural తల్లులు)
- mother
- Synonym: అమ్మ (amma)
Antonyms
- (with regards to gender) తండ్రి (taṇḍri, “father”)
Derived terms
Adjective
తల్లి • (talli)
- maternal, parent.
తల్లిపశువు- tallipaśuvu
- The parent cow.
- Principal, great, chief, main.
తల్లికాలవ- tallikālava
- The principal channel which supplies others.
References
- "తల్లి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 518
- Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “తల్లి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 329.