చిల్లర

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil சில்லறை (cillaṟai, sundries, trifles), Malayalam ചില്ലറ (cillaṟa) and perhaps Hindi चिल्लर (cillar, loose change).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /t͡ɕilːaɾa/, [t͡ʃilːaɾa]

Adjective

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చిల్లర (cillara)

  1. retail, as a shop
    చిల్లర వ్యాపారంcillara vyāpāraṁretail business
  2. miscellaneous, sundry, stray, trifling, mean, of no note or importance, subordinate
  3. vile, base

Noun

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చిల్లర (cillara? (plural చిల్లరలు)

  1. (petty) change, loose money, small coins or money of smaller denominations

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