తొలి

See also: తల and తాలి

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil தொல் (tol). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oli/
• Rhymes: -లి

Adjective

తొలి • (toli)

1. first

   Synonym: మొదటి (modaṭi)

2. former, previous

   Synonym: మాజీ- (mājī-)

3. ancient, old

   Synonym: పాత (pāta)

Derived terms

• తొలిఏకాదశి (toliēkādaśi, “first Ekadashi”)
• తొలినాడు (tolināḍu, “the day before”)
• తొలిప్రేమ (toliprēma, “first love”)
• తొలిబువ్వము (tolibuvvamu, “first marital feast”)
• తొలివారము (tolivāramu, “first weekday, Sunday”)

 

References

• "తొలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 562