పేలు

See also: పలు, పాలు, పోలు, పాల, పూలు, పోలో, పులి, and పాల్

Telugu

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

పేలు • (pēlu)

plural of పేను (pēnu)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly cognate with పెరుగు (perugu, “to swell”), Tamil பெற்றம் (peṟṟam, “greatness”)?^[1]”

Alternative forms

ప్రేలు (prēlu)

Verb

పేలు • (pēlu)

to swell out through heat
to break out in prickly heat, or any eruption

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pēẓ- (“to speak, prattle”). Cognate with Kannada ಹೇಳು (hēḷu), Tamil பேசு (pēcu).

Alternative forms

ప్రేలు (prēlu)

Verb

పేలు • (pēlu)

to chatter, prattle, tattle, gabble, talk in a silly manner

Derived terms

పేలరి (pēlari, “chatterbox”)
పేలరితనము (pēlaritanamu, “talkativeness”)

References

"పేలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 802

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4425”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4425”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.

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