నూలు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nūl (“thread”). Cognate with Malayalam നൂൽ (nūl), Tamil நூல் (nūl), Kannada ನೂಲು (nūlu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːlu/

Noun

నూలు • (nūlu) n (plural నూళ్ళు)

thread
Synonym: సూత్రము (sūtramu)
(specifically) cotton thread
string, yarn
Synonyms: దారము (dāramu), ఈరె (īre), పోగు (pōgu), బొందు (bondu), సూత్రము (sūtramu)

Derived terms

నూలితాడు (nūlitāḍu, “cord, cotton rope”)

References

"నూలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 675

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