వల
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Telugu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with Kannada ಬಲೆ (bale), Malayalam വല (vala), Tamil வலை (valai).
Noun[edit]
- A net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish and also trapping something.
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of వలను (valanu). The sense of "south" derives from the direction pointed to by the right side when facing east, as is customary when determining cardinal directions.
Adjective[edit]
వల • (vala)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- "వల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1143