ముసలి

See also: మీసాలు, మొసలి, and మసలు

Telugu

Alternative forms

ముసిలి (musili)

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Seems to be related to ముది (mudi, “old age”), via an intermediate ముదుసలి (mudusali, “old, an old person”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /musali/

Adjective

ముసలి • (musali)

(of animate things) old, aged

Synonyms

ముది (mudi)

Noun

ముసలి • (musali) ? (plural ముసలులు)

an old man or woman

References

"ముసలి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 431
"ముసలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1018
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mutu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 443.