తల

See also: తాలి, తేలు, తొలి, and తోలు

Telugu

తల.

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil தலை (talai, “head”), Kannada ತಲೆ (tale, “head”), Malayalam തല (tala, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ala/
• Rhymes: -ల

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Noun

తల • (tala) ? (plural తలలు)

1. head (the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)

   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?

Synonyms

• శిరస్సు (śirassu)

Derived terms

• తలంటు (talaṇṭu)
• తలకప్ప (talakappa)
• తలకాయ (talakāya)
• తలకొరివి (talakorivi)
• తలగడ (talagaḍa)
• తలచిప్ప (talacippa)
• తలదించుకొను (taladiñcukonu)
• తలనొప్పి (talanoppi)
• తలమానికము (talamānikamu)
• తలయెత్తుకొను (talayettukonu)
• తలవంచుకొను (talavañcukonu)
• తలవాకిలి (talavākili)
• తలవెండ్రుకలు (talaveṇḍrukalu)

 

References

• "తల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 515

Anagrams

• లత (lata)