ఎరుక
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See also: ఎరుకు
Telugu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]ఎఱుక (eṟuka)
Etymology
[edit]From ఎరుగు (erugu, “to know, be aware of, understand”). Cognate with Malayalam അറിവ് (aṟivŭ), Tamil அறிவு (aṟivu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ఎరుక • (eruka) n (plural ఎరుకలు)
- knowledge
- information, a notice, a report.
- understanding
- acquaintance
- ఎరుక పిడికెడు ధనము.
- eruka piḍikeḍu dhanamu.
- Acquaintance is a handful of money.
- consciousness
- fortune-telling
References
[edit]"ఎరుక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 190