నూలు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nūl (“thread”). Cognate with Malayalam നൂൽ (nūl), Tamil நூல் (nūl), Kannada ನೂಲು (nūlu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːlu/

Noun

నూలు • (nūlu) n (plural నూళ్ళు)

1. thread

   Synonym: సూత్రము (sūtramu)

2. (specifically) cotton thread
3. string, yarn

   Synonyms: దారము (dāramu), ఈరె (īre), పోగు (pōgu), బొందు (bondu), సూత్రము (sūtramu)

Derived terms

• నూలితాడు (nūlitāḍu, “cord, cotton rope”)

References

• "నూలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 675