Etymology

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Today it means: A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold. Full definition →

Tamil இட்லி ← Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ
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  1. Kannada · borrowed fromಇಡ್ಲಿ
  2. Tamil · borrowed fromஇட்லி
  3. English todayidli

From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).

Words from the same roots

Tamilஇட்லி all →

idly

Kannadaಇಡ್ಲಿ all →

idly

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.