చిలుక

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kiḷi. Compare Tamil கிளி (kiḷi), Kannada ಗಿಳಿ (giḷi). A reanalysis of చిలుకలు (cilukalu) which was originally pluralized as cilu-kalu later analyzed as ciluka-lu with ciluka being the stem.

Noun

చిలుక • (ciluka? (plural చిలుకలు)

  1. parrot
    Synonym: శుకము (śukamu)

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