తెలుగు
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Telugu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Dravidian *teṉ (“south”) or Proto-Dravidian *ceḷ (“sesame”).[1][2] More at Telugu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: తె‧లు‧గు
Proper noun[edit]
తెలుగు • (telugu) ?
- The Telugu language.
- The Telugu ethnic group.
Noun[edit]
తెలుగు • (telugu) ? (plural తెలుగులు)
- A Telugu speaker.
- A member of the Telugu ethnic group.
Synonyms[edit]
- ఆంధ్రము (āndhramu)
Derived terms[edit]
- అచ్చతెలుగు (accatelugu, “pure Telugu”)
- తెలిగించు (teligiñcu, “to translate into the Telugu language”)
- తెలుగుదనము (telugudanamu)
- తెలుగువాడు (teluguvāḍu)
References[edit]
"తెలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 551
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
- ^ Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (2002), Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology, University of California Press
Anagrams[edit]
- తెగులు (tegulu)