చిల్లి

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಜಿಲ್ಲಿ (jilli), Tamil இல்லி (illi), and Telugu ഇല്ലി.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕilːi/, [t͡ʃilːi]

Noun

చిల్లి • (cilli) ? (plural చిల్లులు)

1. a small hole
2. a perforation, puncture
3. a crack, fissure, cleft, opening

References

• "చిల్లి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 188
• "చిల్లి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 421