ಬಿಳಿ
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Kannada
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”). Cognate with Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), Telugu వెలి (veli). Related to ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷi, “silver”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ಬಿಳಿ • (biḷi)
Noun
ಬಿಳಿ • (biḷi)
- the white colour
See also
| ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi) | ಬೂದು (būdu) | ಕಪ್ಪು (kappu) |
| ಕೆಂಪು (kempu) | ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ (kittaḷe); ಕಂದು (kandu) | ಹಳದಿ (haḷadi) |
| ಹಸಿರು (hasiru), ಪಚ್ಚೆ (pacce) | ||
| ನೀಲಿ (nīli) | ||
| ಕೆನ್ನೀಲಿ (kennīli) | ಕೆನ್ನೇರಳೆ (kennēraḷe), ನೇರಳೆ (nēraḷe) | ನಸುಗೆಂಪು (nasugempu) |