[Tel. tayi+lu. The final lli is the sign of the honorific plural and is doubled on account of the preceding long vowel having been shortened. &root; ta = she who brings (into existence) or who brings food, &c., cf. tandri.] n. A mother. kannatalli one’s own mother, as opposed to savatitalli a stepmother. In affectionate address talli “my dear,” is used even to a daughter. adj. Maternal, parent.tallipasuvu the parent cow. talliyintanunnadi she lives in her mother’s home. Principal, great, chief, main. tallinara or talliyora the parapet wall round a well. tallikalava the principal channel which supplies others. talligoda the principal wall in a house. mire maku tallidandrulu you are my father and mother, you are all in all to me. See under tali. tallikondra talli-kondra. The first furrow in ploughing modatikondra. tallitalli talli-talli. n. A mother’s mother, i.e., Lakshmi. tallinikaninatalli. A grandmother. talliveru talli-reru. n. The fap root or principal parent root. mukhyamainaveru.