రాయి

Telugu

Alternative forms

ఱాయి (ṟāyi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṟai.[1] Cognates include Malayalam അറ (aṟa), Tulu ಅದೆ (ade), Tamil அறை (aṟai).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾaːji/

Noun

రాయి • (rāyi) n (genitive రాతి)

  1. stone
    Synonyms: కలు (kalu), శిల (śila)

Derived terms

References

  1. “Dravidian etymology: Query result”, in starlingdb.org, accessed 2022-05-03
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 30.
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