చలి

See also: చాలా, చిలీ, చెలి, చోలీ, and చూలు

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சளி (caḷi, “cold, chilliness”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕali/, [t͡ʃali]

Noun

చలి • (cali) n (plural చలులు)

  1. (uncountable) cold, coolness
    Antonym: వేడి (vēḍi)
  2. (countable) a chill

Adjective

చలి • (cali)

  1. cold, cool
    Antonym: వేడి (vēḍi)

Derived terms

References

  • "చలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 443
  • Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971), “చలి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 311.
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