చేరు

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕeːɾu/, [t͡ʃeːɾu]

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu, rope, cord, string), Malayalam കയല് (kayalŭ, string).[1]

Noun

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చేరు (cērun (plural చేళ్ళు)

  1. string, cord
  2. string of pearls or flowers
  3. A cord by which a net bag (ఉట్టి (uṭṭi)) is suspended.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಕೆನ್ದು (kendu, to lean on).[2]

Verb

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చేరు (cēru)

  1. To lean on or against.
  2. To touch.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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చేరు (cērun (plural చేళ్ళు)

  1. Alternative form of చారు (cāru)

Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with చేరుపు (cērupu, nearness), Tamil சேர் (cēr, to become united, joined).[3]

Verb

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చేరు (cēru)

  1. To assemble, gather, come together, collect.
  2. To approach, come near.
  3. To arrive, be received.
  4. To be included.
  5. To be added, be attached.
  6. To join, become a member (of).
  7. To belong, pertain, be part (of).

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1254”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 166.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2012”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 182.
  3. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2814”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.