ఉసురు
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See also: ఉసిరి
Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Dravidian *ucV- (“to live, subsist”). Cognate with Kannada ಉಸಿರು (usiru), Malayalam ഉയിർ (uyiṟ), Tamil உயிர் (uyir).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ఉసురు • (usuru) n (plural ఉసుళ్ళు)
- life
- breath
- Synonym: ఊపిరి (ūpiri)
- strength, vigour
- Synonym: ప్రాణము (prāṇamu)
- sigh
- affliction, plague
- hardship
- Synonym: కష్టము (kaṣṭamu)
References[edit]
- "ఉసురు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 172