ఏలు

Pattapu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.

Numeral

ఏలు

1. seven

References

• Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013), “ఏలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code‎^[1], Beulah Ministries of India

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːlu/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Telugu ఏళు (ēḷu), from Proto-Dravidian *yĀḷ. Cognate with Tamil ஆள் (āḷ), Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Malayalam ആളുക (āḷuka).

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

1. to rule, govern, manage
2. to enjoy, to master

Derived terms

• ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil ஏல் (ēl, “to accept”), Malayalam ഏൽക്കുക (ēlkkuka, “to bear”), Kannada ಏಱ್ (ēṟ, “to be fit”).

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

1. to possess or take
2. to accept, admit, take care of, entertain
3. to look after (a wife or mistress)

Derived terms

• ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

References

• Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
• "ఏలు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 95
• "ఏలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 202