కాపు

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *kā- (“to protect, save, cherish”). Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಪು (kāpu), Malayalam കാക്കുക (kākkuka), Tamil காப்பு (kāppu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːpu/

Noun

కాపు • (kāpu) n (singular only)

1. (uncountable) keeping, protection, attendance, guard, defence.

   Synonyms: రక్షణ (rakṣaṇa), సంరక్షణ (saṁrakṣaṇa)

Derived terms

• కాపరి (kāpari, “keeper, protector”)
• కాపాడు (kāpāḍu, “to save, protect, guard, defend”)

 

References

• "కాపు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 271