పలుకు

See also: పలక and పోలిక

Telugu

Alternative forms

• పల్కు (palku)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with పనుచు (panucu, “to send, command”), Tamil பணி (paṇi, “to speak, say”), Malayalam പണിക്ക (paṇikka​, “to speak”), Kannada ಪನವು (panavu, “place appointed for meeting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paluku/
• Rhymes: -కు

Verb

పలుకు • (paluku)

1. To speak.
2. To sound, ring.

Derived terms

• పలుకుబడి (palukubaḍi, “pronunciation, influence”)
• పలుకురాయి (palukurāyi, “ringing stone, echoing rock”)

 

Noun

పలుకు • (paluku) n (plural పలుకులు)

1. speaking
2. utterance, expression, a thing said

   Synonyms: మాట (māṭa), నుడి (nuḍi)

3. word

   Synonyms: మాట (māṭa), నుడి (nuḍi)

4. language

   Synonyms: నుడి (nuḍi), భాష (bhāṣa)

References

• "పలుకు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 325
• "పలుకు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 730
• పలుకు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

  L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “పలుకు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications