చేయి

See also: చే-, చే, and చయం

Telugu

Alternative forms

చెయ్యి (ceyyi), చెయి (ceyi)

Etymology

From చేయు (cēyu, “to do”). Literally, “that which does or works”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeːji/, [t͡ʃeːji]

Noun

చేయి • (cēyi) n (plural చేతులు)

(anatomy) hand, arm
Synonym: కరము (karamu)
A sleeve.
A ray of light, beam.
Synonyms: కరము (karamu), కిరణము (kiraṇamu)
An elephant's trunk.
Synonyms: కరము (karamu), తొండము (toṇḍamu)

Derived terms

చేతివెల (cētivela, “cash”)
చేతులు కలుపు (cētulu kalupu, “to join hands”)
చేతులెత్తు (cētulettu, “to put one's hands up, surrender”)
చేయికలుపు (cēyikalupu, “handshake, to shake hands”)
మోచేయి (mōcēyi, “elbow”)

References

"చెయి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 430
"చేయు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 435

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