చెందు

See also: చిందు

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕen̪d̪u/, [t͡ʃend̪u]

Verb

చెందు • (cendu) (causal చెందించు)

1. To happen, befall, to belong to, to accrue to, to devolve on.

   తమిళం ద్రావిడ కుటుంబానికి చెందిన భాష.

   tamiḷaṁ drāviḍa kuṭumbāniki cendina bhāṣa.

   Tamil is a language that belongs to Dravidian family.

2. To be got, felt, experienced.
3. To obtain, attain to, enjoy.

References

• "చెందు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 426
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “244”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.