అలవడు

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அலவாட்டு (alavāṭṭu) (a Telugu borrowing). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaʋaɖu/

Verb

అలవడు • (alavaḍu)

1. to be accustomed, be practised in
2. to be mastered
3. (of habits, skills, accomplishments) to be learned or acquired

Derived terms

• అలవాటు (alavāṭu, “habit, custom”)

References

• "అలవడు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 34
• "అలవడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 88
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “alavāṭṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.