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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paḷḷi (“small village, hamlet”). Cognate with Kannada ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi), Malayalam പള്ളി (paḷḷi), Tamil பள்ளி (paḷḷi).
Noun
పల్లి • (palli) ? (plural పల్లులు)
- A small village
- Synonym: పల్లె (palle)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *palli.
Noun
పల్లి • (palli) ? (plural పల్లులు)
- lizard
References
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
- Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “పల్లి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia