పేలు

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Telugu

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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పేలు (pēlu)

  1. plural of పేను (pēnu)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly cognate with పెరుగు (perugu, to swell), Tamil பெற்றம் (peṟṟam, greatness)?[1]

Alternative forms

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Verb

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పేలు (pēlu)

  1. to swell out through heat
  2. to break out in prickly heat, or any eruption

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pēẓ- (to speak, prattle). Cognate with Kannada ಹೇಳು (hēḷu), Tamil பேசு (pēcu).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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పేలు (pēlu)

  1. to chatter, prattle, tattle, gabble, talk in a silly manner
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4425, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.