నెమలి
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Telugu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Tamil ஞமலி (ñamali), Kannada ನವಿಲು (navilu), Kolami నమ్లి (namli).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
నెమలి • (nemali) n (plural నెమలులు)
- Peacock: A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo or Afropavo, whose males have extravagant tails.
- Synonym: మయూరము (mayūramu)
Derived terms[edit]
- నెమలికన్ను (nemalikannu)
- నెమలిచెట్టు (nemaliceṭṭu)
- నెమలిపింఛం (nemalipiñchaṁ)
- నెమలీక (nemalīka)
- నేలనెమలి (nēlanemali, “florican”)
References[edit]
- "నెమలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 678