పొరుగు
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பொரு (poru, “to join, unite”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]పొరుగు • (porugu) n (plural పొరుగులు)
- A side.
- The part or side adjoining the next house.
- The neighbourhood or vicinity.
- Synonyms: ఇరుగు (irugu), చుట్టుపట్లు (cuṭṭupaṭlu), వాడకట్టు (vāḍakaṭṭu)
- nearness
- The side opposite to one's house.
References
[edit]- "పొరుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 817
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “poru”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 401.