ఊరు

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Telugu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Telugu ఊరు (ūru), Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ūr. Cognate with Kannada ಊರು (ūru), Malayalam ഊര് (ūrŭ), Tamil ஊர் (ūr), Tulu ಊರು (ūru).

Noun[edit]

ఊరు (ūrun (plural ఊళ్ళు)

  1. A village, town.
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Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate to Tamil ஊறு (ūṟu), Malayalam ഊറ്റുക (ūṟṟuka).

Verb[edit]

ఊరు (ūru) (causal ఊరించు)

  1. To ooze, exude, spring, leak out as water.
    నోరూరుట
    nōrūruṭa
    the mouth watering
  2. To be full, steeped or soaked.
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References[edit]

  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau
  • L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఊరు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications