English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedFrom அல் (al, “evening, night”) + -இ (-i), as them being night-blooming. Cognate with Malayalam അല്ലി (alli), Telugu అల్లి (alli) and Tulu ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೆ (allige).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: அல்லிCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

