ఎల

See also: ఇల

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ela/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ-V- (“young, tender”). Cognate with Tamil இள (iḷa), Malayalam ഇളമ (iḷama), ഇളം (iḷaṁ), ഇളയ (iḷaya).

Adjective

ఎల • (ela)

1. youthful, young

   Synonyms: చిన్న (cinna), పిన్న (pinna), చిట్టి (ciṭṭi), పసి (pasi), లేత (lēta)

2. tender

   Synonyms: లేత (lēta), పసి (pasi)

3. delicate

   Synonym: చిరి (ciri)

4. slight

   Synonym: చిరి (ciri)

Adverb

ఎల • (ela)

1. slightly

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ఎల • (ela) n (plural ఎలలు)

1. witness

   Synonym: సాక్షి (sākṣi)

References

• "ఎల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 191