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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 வளை (vaḷai, “to surround, hover around”), Malayalam വളയുക (vaḷayuka, “to surround”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʋalaju/
Verb
వలయు • (valayu)
- to be liked, desired or wanted
- to be needful, or necessary
- to be proper
- to be surrounded
Derived terms
References
- "వలయు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1146
- "వలయు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 475
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vaḷai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 480.