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అరి

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See also: -అరి and అర

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Dravidian *ari. Cognate with Tamil வரி (vari, tribute, tax, duty), Tamil அரி (ari, reaped handful of paddy rice).

Noun

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అరి (arin (plural అరులు)

  1. tax, tribute
    Synonym: కరము (karamu)
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit अरि (ari, enemy). Cognate with Tamil அரி (ari, enemy).

Noun

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అరి (arin (plural అరులు)

  1. An enemy.
    Synonyms: పగ (paga), పగదారి (pagadāri), పగతుడు (pagatuḍu), పగతురాలు (pagaturālu), పగవాడు (pagavāḍu)
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References

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  • 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
  • "అరి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 80