అలవడు
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அலவாட்டு (alavāṭṭu) (a Telugu borrowing).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
అలవడు • (alavaḍu)
- to be accustomed, be practiced in
- to be mastered
- (of habits, skills, accompishments) to be learnt or acquired
Derived terms[edit]
- అలవాటు (alavāṭu)
References[edit]
- "అలవడు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 34
- "అలవడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 88
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “alavāṭṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.