జబ్బు

See also: జుబ్బా and జబ్బ

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ౙబ్బు (zabbu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சப்பை (cappai, “that which is weak”), Kannada ಜಬ್ಬಲ (jabbala​, “state of being weak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑabːu/, [d͡ʒabːu]

• Rhymes: -బ్బు

Noun

జబ్బు • (jabbu) ? (plural జబ్బులు)

1. (medicine) disease, illness, sickness, ailment
2. weakness, sluggishness, inactivity

Adjective

జబ్బు • (jabbu)

1. ill, sick, ailing
2. weak, slow, stupid, infirm
3. flat, spiritless (as bad poetry)

Synonyms

• రోగము (rōgamu)
• వ్యాధి (vyādhi)

Related terms

• జబ్బుచేయు (jabbucēyu, “to make one sick”)
• జబ్బుపడు (jabbupaḍu, “to become sick”)

References

• "జబ్బు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 202
• "జబ్బు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 476
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cappai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.