కాచు

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaːt͡ɕu/, [kaːt͡ʃu]

Etymology 1

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Causative of కాగు (kāgu, to boil, heat, warm). Cognate with Malayalam കാച്ചുക (kāccuka).

Verb

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కాచు (kācu)

  1. To boil, to heat, to warm.

Etymology 2

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From కాయ (kāya).

Verb

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కాచు (kācu)

  1. To bear fruit.

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kā- (to protect, save, cherish). Cognate with Kannada ಕಾ (), Malayalam കാക്കുക (kākkuka).

Verb

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కాచు (kācu)

  1. To guard, keep, watch, tend, protect, take care of.
    Synonyms: కాపాడు (kāpāḍu), రక్షించు (rakṣiñcu)
Derived terms
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References

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  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “కాచు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]