వంగు

See also: వంగ

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಬಗ್ಗು (baggu), Malayalam വണങ്ങുക (vaṇaṅṅuka), Tamil வணங்கு (vaṇaṅku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaŋɡu/

Verb

వంగు • (vaṅgu)

1. to bend, bow, stoop

   ఒళ్లువంగనివాడు

   oḷluvaṅganivāḍu

   One who does not choose to bend his back, a lazy man.

2. to become crooked
3. to become low or humble

References

• "వంగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1116