తలుపు

See also: తెలుపు, తలపు, తెల్పు, తలంపు, తాలింపు, and తల్పం

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil தளம்பு (taḷampu, “floodgate”), Kannada ತಳುವು (taḷuvu, “to stop, delay”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪alupu/

Noun

తలుపు • (talupu) n (plural తలుపులు)

1. door (opening into room)

   Synonym: ద్వారము (dvāramu)

Derived terms

• అద్దాలతలుపు (addālatalupu, “glass door”)

References

• "తలుపు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 517
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “271”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.