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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāl. Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಲು (kālu, “leg, foot”), Malayalam കാൽ (kāl), Tamil கால் (kāl, “foot”), Tulu ಕಾರ್ (kārŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
కాలు
- (anatomy) leg
References
- Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013) “కాలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code, Beulah Ministries of India
Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāl. Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಲು (kālu, “leg, foot”), Malayalam കാൽ (kāl), Tamil கால் (kāl, “foot”), Tulu ಕಾರ್ (kārŭ).
Noun
కాలు • (kālu) n (plural కాళ్లు)
- (anatomy) leg
- foot
- Synonyms: అడుగు (aḍugu), పాదము (pādamu), చరణము (caraṇamu)
Derived terms
- కాలిదారి (kālidāri, “footway”)
- కాలిదోవ (kālidōva, “footpath”)
- కాలిబాట (kālibāṭa, “paved footpath”)
- కాలివ్రేలు (kālivrēlu, “toe”)
- కాలుజారు (kālujāru, “to slip, stumble”)
- చంకకాలు (caṅkakālu, “crutch”)
- పుట్టకాలు (puṭṭakālu, “elephantiatic leg”)
- ముంగాలు (muṅgālu, “foreleg”)
- మోకాలు (mōkālu, “knee”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam കാളുക (kāḷuka, “to burn, flame”).[1]
Verb
కాలు • (kālu) (causal కాల్చు)
- (intransitive) to burn, to be consumed
- to be baked, scalded, burnt, or boiled
- to shine, gleam
References