కాను
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Telugu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with Tamil காண் (kāṇ). Related to కన్ను (kannu, “eye”).
Alternative forms[edit]
కను (kanu)
Verb[edit]
కాను • (kānu) (causal కానిపించు)
- To see, perceive, observe.
- Synonym: చూడు (cūḍu)
- To enjoy.
- To know, understand.
- Synonym: ఎరుగు (erugu)
Derived terms[edit]
- కానుక (kānuka, “gift, offering, courtesy”)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
కాను • (kānu) n (singular only)
- (uncountable) Thick buttermilk.
Derived terms[edit]
- కానుమజ్జిగ (kānumajjiga, “thick buttermilk”)
References[edit]
- "కాను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 271