pilli meaning in english

[Tel.] n. A cat. urapilli a tame cat. Several different animals go by this name: as zavvadipilli, bhutapilli, nitipilli, bavurupilli, zangupilli and some more. punugupilli, a civet cat.pillikandlu blue eyes (lit: ‘cat’s eyes.’) pillikuta mewing. pilikuna a kitten. pillilagu like a cat, i.e., demurely, harmlessly. pilligunamu a feline disposition. kalukalina pillivale tirugucunnadu he wanders about like a cat whose feet are burnt. pilli n. A corruption of palle as kondapilli, idepilli, &c. pillikanratanamu (pillikannu+ratanamu) a precious stone, a cat’s eye, vaiduryamu. pilligadda pill-gadda n. A root called Urtica tuberosa. Rox. iii. 583. Musk. punugucattamu. pilladugucettu (pilli+adugu+cettu.) pill-adugu-chettu n. Cowach, a certain plant kapikacchu, eggogila. Rox. iii. 283. pillimisara gadda pilli-misara-gadda. n. Cat’s whiskers, a sort of plant. Rasica. i.pref.