వీలు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋiːlu/

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Maybe the same as Etymology 2? The full semantic shift would be "withdraw" > "split" > "obtain from splitting" > "make use of (split object").”

Verb

వీలు • (vīlu)

to be of use

Adjective

వీలు • (vīlu)

convenient, practicable

Noun

వీలు • (vīlu) ? (plural వీళ్ళు)

an expedient, convenience
success, facility, practicability, possibility
an opportunity

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly cognate with Tamil விலகு (vilaku, “to withdraw, recede”).^[1]”

Alternative forms

వ్రీలు (vrīlu)

Verb

వీలు • (vīlu)

to split, burst asunder (as a ripe fruit)

References

"వీలు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 495
"వీలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1209

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vilaku”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 492.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vilaku”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 492.

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