ఏరు

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːɾu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cēr.

Noun

ఏరు • (ēru) n (plural ఏళ్ళు)

1. A plough complete with cattle.

   Synonyms: నాగలి (nāgali), హలము (halamu)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀṯu. Cognate with Manda (India) ଏଯ (ēy), Tamil ஆறு (āṟu), Malayalam ആറ് (āṟŭ), Kuvi ଏ୕ୟୁ (ēyu), Tulu ಉದೆ (ude), Tulu ಹುದೆ (hude).

Noun

ఏరు • (ēru) n (plural ఏళ్ళు)

1. Alternative form of ఏఱు (ēṟu)

Derived terms

• నట్టేరు (naṭṭēru)

 

Etymology 3

Cognate with Kannada ಏಱ್ (ēṟ, “to glean, gather, pick off”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ఏరు • (ēru) (causal ఏరించు)

1. Alternative form of ఏఱు (ēṟu)

Derived terms

• గింజలేరు (giñjalēru)

 

References

• "ఏరు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 94
• ఏరు 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), “ఏరు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications