Proto-Telugu : *pul-
Meaning : blemish or flaw (as in precious stone)
Telugu : pulu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : pulli-āku (pullāēku), pullɨ vistari "a leaf on which one has eaten food (lit. uncleanness leaf-plate)"
Additional forms : Also [1] pullayya, [2] pullamma (apotropaic proper names)
Number in DED : 4547