కాచు

See also: కంచి, కంచు, కుంచె, కుంచం, కంచె, కుచం, and కీచు

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːt͡ɕu/, [kaːt͡ʃu]

Etymology 1

Causative of కాగు (kāgu, “to boil, heat, warm”). Cognate with Malayalam കാച്ചുക (kāccuka).

Verb

కాచు • (kācu)

1. To boil, to heat, to warm.

Etymology 2

From కాయ (kāya).

Verb

కాచు • (kācu)

1. To bear fruit.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kā- (“to protect, save, cherish”). Cognate with Kannada ಕಾ (kā), Malayalam കാക്കുക (kākkuka).

Verb

కాచు • (kācu)

1. To guard, keep, watch, tend, protect, take care of.

   Synonyms: కాపాడు (kāpāḍu), రక్షించు (rakṣiñcu)

Derived terms

• కాపు (kāpu, “keeping, protection, defence”)

References

• Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “కాచు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]