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పురుషుడు

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Telugu

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Alternative forms

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A roman man sculpture.

Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa, man, male, human being) +‎ -డు (-ḍu).

Noun

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పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍum (plural పురుషులు)

  1. Man: An adult male human.
  2. a husband.
  3. the supreme being as the soul of the universe.
  4. the in-dwelling all-knower (as opposed to ప్రకృతి (prakr̥ti))

Derived terms

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References

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"పురుషుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 771