వలను

Telugu

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *wal, cognate with Tamil வலன் (valaṉ), வலம் (valam). The sense of "south" derives from the direction pointed to by the right side when facing east, as is customary when determining cardinal directions.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋalanu/

Noun

వలను • (valanu) n (plural వలనులు)

  1. a side, direction
    Synonyms: వైపు (vaipu), దిక్కు (dikku), పార్శ్వము (pārśvamu)

Adjective

వలను • (valanu)

  1. right, right-hand, dexter
    Synonyms: వలపలి (valapali), కుడి (kuḍi)
    Antonyms: డా (ḍā), డాపలి (ḍāpali), ఎడమ (eḍama)
  2. south
    Synonyms: వలపలి (valapali), దక్షిణ (dakṣiṇa)
    Antonyms: డా (ḍā), డాపలి (ḍāpali), ఉత్తర (uttara)

References

"వలను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1145

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