అలవడు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அலவாட்டு (alavāṭṭu) (a Telugu borrowing).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alaʋaɖu/

Verb

అలవడు • (alavaḍu)

1. to be accustomed, be practiced in
2. to be mastered
3. (of habits, skills, accompishments) to be learnt or acquired

Derived terms

• అలవాటు (alavāṭu)

 

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.