విల్లు

See also: విలు, వలలు, and వెల్ల

Telugu

A bow.

Alternative forms

విలు (vilu)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *wil. Cognate with Kodava ಬಿಲ್ಲಿ (billi), Kannada ಬಿಲ್ಲು (billu), Malayalam വിൽ (vil), വില്ല് (villŭ), Tamil வில் (vil), Tulu ಬಿಲ್ಲು (billu), ಬಿರು (biru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋilːu/
Rhymes: -ల్లు

Noun

విల్లు • (villu) n (plural విల్ళ్ళు)

(archery) bow
Synonyms: చాపము (cāpamu), ధనుస్సు (dhanussu)

Derived terms

పూవిల్లు (pūvillu, “Cupid's bow”)
హరివిల్లు (harivillu, “rainbow”)

References

"విల్లు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1196
విల్లు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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