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పల్లి

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paḷḷi (small village, hamlet). Cognate with Kannada ಹಳ್ಳಿ (haḷḷi), Malayalam പള്ളി (paḷḷi), Tamil பள்ளி (paḷḷi).

Noun

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పల్లి (palli? (plural పల్లులు)

  1. A small village
    Synonym: పల్లె (palle)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *palli.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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పల్లి (palli? (plural పల్లులు)

  1. lizard

References

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  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “పల్లి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]