అడుగు

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɖuɡu/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-V. Cognate with Kannada ಅಡಿ (aḍi), Malayalam അടി (aṭi), Tamil அடி (aṭi), Tulu ಅಡಿ (aḍi).

Noun

అడుగు • (aḍugu) n (plural అడుగులు)

1. foot

   Synonyms: కాలు (kālu), పాదము (pādamu), చరణము (caraṇamu)

2. base
3. foot (unit of measurement)
4. step, pace
   • 2017, “Paisa Vasool”, in Bhaskarabhatla (lyrics), Anup Rubens (music), Paisa Vasool, performed by Anurag Kulkarni, Daler Mehndi, and Uma Neha, Aditya Music:

     నే అడుగెడితే (ఓ ఓ ఓ) / షో మొదలెడితే (ఓ ఓ ఓ)

     nē aḍugeḍitē (ō ō ō) / ṣō modaleḍitē (ō ō ō)

     When I step in (oh-oh-oh) / The show starts (oh-oh-oh)

Derived terms

• అడుగుపెట్టు (aḍugupeṭṭu, “to step in, enter”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Dravidian *aḷ or *aḍ. Cognate with Tamil அளவு (aḷavu, “inquire about one's health”).

Verb

అడుగు • (aḍugu) (causal అడిగించు)

1. to ask
2. to question

   Synonym: ప్రశ్నించు (praśniñcu)

3. to beg

   Synonym: యాచించు (yāciñcu)

References

• "అడుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 37
• అడుగు 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), “అడుగు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aḍugu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.