తెలుగు
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Telugu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Dravidian *teṉ (“south”) or Proto-Dravidian *ceḷ (“sesame”).[1][2] More at Telugu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]తెలుగు • (telugu) ?
- The Telugu language.
- The Telugu ethnic group.
Noun
[edit]తెలుగు • (telugu) ? (plural తెలుగులు)
- A Telugu speaker.
- A member of the Telugu ethnic group.
Synonyms
[edit]- ఆంధ్రము (āndhramu)
Derived terms
[edit]- అచ్చతెలుగు (accatelugu, “pure Telugu”)
- తెలిగించు (teligiñcu, “to translate into the Telugu language”)
- తెలుగుదనము (telugudanamu)
- తెలుగువాడు (teluguvāḍu)
References
[edit]"తెలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 551
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
- ^ Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (2002), Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology, University of California Press
Anagrams
[edit]- తెగులు (tegulu)