తల
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *talay. Cognate with Tamil தலை (talai, “head”), Kannada ತಲೆ (tale, “head”), Malayalam തല (tala, “head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ala/
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Noun
తల • (tala) n (plural తలలు)
- head (the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)
- Synonym: శిరస్సు (śirassu)
- చచ్చిన వాని తల తూర్పున వుంటేనేమి, పడమట వుంటేనేమి
- caccina vāni tala tūrpuna vuṇṭēnēmi, paḍamaṭa vuṇṭēnēmi
- What does it matter whether a dead man's head lie towards the east or towards the west?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | తల (tala) | తలలు (talalu) |
| genitive | తలల (talala) | |
| accusative | తలని (talani) | తలలని (talalani) |
| dative | తలకి (talaki) | తలలకి (talalaki) |
| locative | తలలో (talalō) | తలలులో (talalulō) |
| instrumental | తలతో (talatō) | తలలతో (talalatō) |
Derived terms
- తలంటు (talaṇṭu, “to anoint”)
- తలకప్ప (talakappa, “newt”)
- తలకాయ (talakāya, “head”)
- తలకొరివి (talakorivi, “funeral head torch”)
- తలగడ (talagaḍa, “head pillow”)
- తలచిప్ప (talacippa, “skull”)
- తలదించుకొను (taladiñcukonu, “to bow the head”)
- తలనొప్పి (talanoppi, “headache”)
- తలబ్రాలు (talabrālu)
- తలమానికము (talamānikamu, “ruby on the head”)
- తలయెత్తుకొను (talayettukonu, “to raise the head”)
- తలవంచుకొను (talavañcukonu, “to hang down the head”)
- తలవాకిలి (talavākili, “gateway, entryway”)
- తలవెండ్రుకలు (talaveṇḍrukalu, “head hair”)
References
- "తల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 515
- Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971), “తల”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 329.
Anagrams
- లత (lata)