వాకిలి
Telugu
Etymology
Compound of వా (vā, “entrance”) + ఇల్లు (illu, “house”). Cognate with Kannada ಬಾಗಿಲು (bāgilu), Tamil வாயில் (vāyil) and Malayalam വാതിൽ (vātil).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaːkili/
- Rhymes: -లి
Noun
వాకిలి • (vākili) n (plural వాకిండ్లు or వాకిళ్లు or వాకిళులు, genitive వాకిటి)
Derived terms
- తలవాకిలి (talavākili, “main entryway”)
- వాకిట ఉండు (vākiṭa uṇḍu, “to stop at the door, be in menses”)
- వాకిటిలెంక (vākiṭileṅka, “porter, doorkeeper”)
- వాకిలితలుపు (vākilitalupu, “main entrance door”)
References
- "వాకిలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1153
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