వెలియు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil வெள் (veḷ, “white, pure, shining, bright”), Malayalam വെളി (veḷi, “light, clearness”), Kannada ಬೆಳ್ (beḷ, “whiteness, brightness”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋeliju/

Verb

వెలియు • (veliyu)

(of rain) to stop or cease, clear up, pass off, go off
(as color) to fade

References

"వెలియు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 500
"వెలియు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1215

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5496, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.

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[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5496, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.