തള്ള

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *taḷḷay. Cognate with Tamil தள்ளை (taḷḷai), Telugu తల్లి (talli).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐɭɭɐ/
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Noun

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തള്ള (taḷḷa)

  1. (rude, lacks respect, offensive) mother
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അമ്മ
    Coordinate terms: തന്ത (tanta, father), പിള്ള (piḷḷa, child)
  2. (rude, slur, offensive) old woman, boomer

References

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  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തള്ള”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books