ఆకలి

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Southeastern Kolami [script needed] (sāka, “hunger”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːkali/

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Noun

ఆకలి • (ākali) n (plural ఆకలులు)

1. A need or desire for food - hunger, appetite

References

• "ఆకలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 106
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ã̄kali”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213.