"ಬಿಳಿ" meaning in Kannada

See ಬಿಳಿ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /biɭi/ Forms: biḷi [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”). Cognate with Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), Telugu వెలి (veli). Related to ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷi, “silver”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kn|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-ay|white}} Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”), {{cog|ml|വെള്ള}} Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), {{cog|ta|வெள்ளை}} Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), {{cog|te|వెలి}} Telugu వెలి (veli) Head templates: {{head|kn|adjective|head=|tr=}} ಬಿಳಿ • (biḷi), {{kn-adj}} ಬಿಳಿ • (biḷi)
  1. white
    Sense id: en-ಬಿಳಿ-kn-adj-AY-pakRx Categories (other): Kannada entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kannada entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Noun

IPA: /biɭi/ Forms: biḷi [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”). Cognate with Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), Telugu వెలి (veli). Related to ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷi, “silver”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kn|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-ay|white}} Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”), {{cog|ml|വെള്ള}} Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), {{cog|ta|வெள்ளை}} Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), {{cog|te|వెలి}} Telugu వెలి (veli) Head templates: {{head|kn|noun}} ಬಿಳಿ • (biḷi)
  1. the white colour
    Sense id: en-ಬಿಳಿ-kn-noun-sveCj-0p Categories (other): Kannada entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kannada entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Related terms: ಬೂದು (būdu), ಕಪ್ಪು (kappu), ಕೆಂಪು (kempu), ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ (kittaḷe), ಕಂದು (kandu), ಹಳದಿ (haḷadi), ಹಸಿರು (hasiru), ಪಚ್ಚೆ (pacce), ನೀಲಿ (nīli), ಕೆನ್ನೀಲಿ (kennīli), ಕೆನ್ನೇರಳೆ (kennēraḷe), ನೇರಳೆ (nēraḷe), ನಸುಗೆಂಪು (nasugempu)
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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    }
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}

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          "_dis": "0 100",
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      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "būdu",
          "word": "ಬೂದು"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kappu",
          "word": "ಕಪ್ಪು"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kempu",
          "word": "ಕೆಂಪು"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kittaḷe",
          "word": "ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kandu",
          "word": "ಕಂದು"
        },
        {
          "roman": "haḷadi",
          "word": "ಹಳದಿ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hasiru",
          "word": "ಹಸಿರು"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pacce",
          "word": "ಪಚ್ಚೆ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīli",
          "word": "ನೀಲಿ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kennīli",
          "word": "ಕೆನ್ನೀಲಿ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kennēraḷe",
          "word": "ಕೆನ್ನೇರಳೆ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nēraḷe",
          "word": "ನೇರಳೆ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nasugempu",
          "word": "ನಸುಗೆಂಪು"
        }
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biɭi/"
    }
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  "word": "ಬಿಳಿ"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ay (“white”). Cognate with Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Tamil வெள்ளை (veḷḷai), Telugu వెలి (veli). Related to ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷi, “silver”).",
  "forms": [
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        "romanization"
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      "roman": "būdu",
      "word": "ಬೂದು"
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    {
      "roman": "kappu",
      "word": "ಕಪ್ಪು"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kempu",
      "word": "ಕೆಂಪು"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kittaḷe",
      "word": "ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kandu",
      "word": "ಕಂದು"
    },
    {
      "roman": "haḷadi",
      "word": "ಹಳದಿ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hasiru",
      "word": "ಹಸಿರು"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pacce",
      "word": "ಪಚ್ಚೆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīli",
      "word": "ನೀಲಿ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kennīli",
      "word": "ಕೆನ್ನೀಲಿ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kennēraḷe",
      "word": "ಕೆನ್ನೇರಳೆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nēraḷe",
      "word": "ನೇರಳೆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nasugempu",
      "word": "ನಸುಗೆಂಪು"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "the white colour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biɭi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ಬಿಳಿ"
}

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