ఈగ

See also: ఈఁగ, and ఈగు

Telugu

ఈగ.

Alternative forms

• ఈఁగ (īn̆ga)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ī; cognate with Tamil ஈ (ī), Malayalam ഈച്ച (īcca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːɡa/

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• Hyphenation: ఈ‧గ
• Rhymes: -గ

Noun

ఈగ • (īga) ? (plural ఈగలు)

1. fly

Derived terms

• ఈగపులి (īgapuli)
• తేనెటీగ (tēneṭīga)
• పోతుటీగ (pōtuṭīga)

 

References

• "ఈగ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 143
• ఈగ 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), “ఈగ”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications