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Telugu
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *wey- (“extensiveness, height”). Cognate with Tamil வியம் (viyam, “extensiveness, height”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʋejːi/
Noun
వెయ్యి • (veyyi) ? (plural వెయ్యులు)
- thousand
References
- "వేయి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1222
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “viyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 490.