ఇరులు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cirVḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಇರುಳು (iruḷu), Tamil இருள் (iruḷ) and Malayalam ഇരുൾ (iruḷ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɾulu/

Noun

ఇరులు • (irulu) n (plural ఇరుళ్ళు)

shades, shadows, darkness
Synonyms: నీడ (nīḍa), చీకటి (cīkaṭi), మబ్బు (mabbu), అంధకారము (andhakāramu), తమము (tamamu), తమస్సు (tamassu)

Antonyms: వెలుగు (velugu), ప్రకాశము (prakāśamu)

References

"ఇరులు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 139

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