దువ్వు

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See also: దవ్వు, దవ్వ, and దివ్వె

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಊಡು (ūḍu, “to smear, anoint”).[1]

Verb

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దువ్వు • (duvvu)

  1. to stroke, finger, or handle
  2. to pat
  3. to cajole

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Cognate with Tamil [script needed] (ur̤u, “arrange or adjust (as hair with the fingers)”). Burrow considers this different from Etymology 1, but they seem very similar.[2]”

Verb

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దువ్వు • (duvvu)

  1. to comb, run the fingers through the hair
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ur̤iyuka”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ur̤u”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.
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