ఇల్లు

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *il. Cognate with Tamil இல் (il, “House.”), Tamil இல்லவள், இல்லாள் (illavaḷ, illāḷ, “Mistress of house.”), Tamil இல்லாளன், இல்லாளி (illāḷaṉ, illāḷi, “Householder.”), Malayalam ഇല് (ilŭ, “House, place.”), Kodava ಇಲ್ಲವೇನ್ (“Man who is a relative.”), Tulu ಇಲ್ಲ್ (ill, “House, dwelling, family.”), Kolami ఎల్ల (“House.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilːu/

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• Rhymes: -ల్లు

Noun

ఇల్లు • (illu) ? (plural ఇల్ళ్ళు)

1. A house (a structure serving as an abode of human beings).

References

• Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 141