ఊరు

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Telugu

Etymology 1

From Old Telugu ఊరు (ūru), Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ūr.

Noun

ఊరు (ūru? (plural ఊళ్ళు)

  1. A village, town.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate to Tamil ஊறு (ūṟu).

Verb

ఊరు (ūru) (causal ఊరించు)

  1. To ooze, exude, spring, leak out as water.
    నోరూరుట
    nōrūruṭa
    the mouth watering
  2. To be full, steeped or soaked.
Derived terms

References

  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau