వాచరచు

Telugu

Etymology

వా (vā, “mouth”) +‎ చరచు (caracu, “to slap”). Called this because Indian beggars often slap their open mouth with the open hand when wailing to attract attention.

Verb

వాచరచు • (vācaracu)

1. To beg alms.

References

• "వా" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1153