దొంగ

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Cognate with Tamil தொங்கன் (toṅkaṉ, robber). Brown considers the word a derivative from the verb తీయు (tīyu, to take out).”

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /d̪oŋɡa/

Noun

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దొంగ (doṅga? (plural దొంగలు)

  1. a thief, robber: one who has carried out a theft

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