నచ్చు

See also: నొచ్చు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• నౘ్చు (naĉcu)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nat͡ɕːu/, [nat͡ʃːu]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil நச்சு (naccu, “to desire”), Kannada ನಚ್ಚು (naccu, “to confide, trust”).

Verb

నచ్చు • (naccu)

1. To confide, trust
2. to coax, persuade
3. to be liked, be found pleasing or agreeable, be appreciated
4. to be agreed with
5. to be approved of

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil நச்சு (naccu, “to tease, vex, trouble, harass”).

Verb

నచ్చు • (naccu)

1. to harass, pester

References

• "నచ్చు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 282
• "నచ్చు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 629
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.