వృథా

Telugu

Alternative forms

• వృథ (vr̥tha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृथा (vṛthā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɻ̍t̪ʰaː/, [ʋɾut̪ʰaː]

Adjective

వృథా • (vr̥thā)

1. vain, empty, fruitless, of no avail, useless, wasted

Adverb

వృథా • (vr̥thā)

1. in vain

Derived terms

• వృథా అవు (vr̥thā avu, “to be wasted, be in vain”)
• వృథా చేయు (vr̥thā cēyu, “to waste”)

 

References

• "వృథా" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 496
• "వృథా" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1210