[Tel. anuk.] n. A crashing or gnashing noise, a loud sound. koyyamodalainavi baddalagudhvani. petapetamanu or petapetaladu peta-peta-m-anu. v. n. To produce a crashing sound. petapeta anu dhvanikaladiagu. petulu, petalu, petilu or petlu petulu. v. n. To crack or split, as paint, or as grain does when roasted. To explode or go off, as a gun. pagulluparu, citlu. “kalpanta dirghanirghatasanghambulu pelapelapelamancu petilipadina.” N. iv. 244. petlukrovi, petladimme or petlakambamu petlu-krovi. n. A matchlock, a gun rocket or small cannon fixed in processions,aduruvetugottamu. petlamari petla-mari. n. One who makes himself or herself liable to be constantly beaten, debbalu tinu svabhavamugalavadu, leka, svabhavamu galadi. petlappu petl-uppu. n. Saltpetre, nitre. petluppudravakamu petl-uppu-dravakamu. n. Nitric acid. petuku or petukku petuku. n. A snapping sound, petukkumanedhvani. Disgust, virasamu. vetulu or petlu petulu. n. plu. The explosions or reports of a gun rocket. aduruvetlu. “si petulucappudulatma bhirusvayangraha parirambhasukhamu khecarulakosaga.” Swa. v. 52. ti petulucappudulu, aduruvetladhvanulu. petilincu, petalincu or petlincupetilintsu. v. a. To explode, to burst. pelinaldikkulanu cedarunatluceyu. “perinalavanampu ghattamulu drsyadirammada davamul davulkonipetilincu narbatulakoyanaga.” A. iv. 122.