విసువు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• విసుకు (visuku), విసుగు (visugu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil விசுக்கு (vicukku, “displeasure”), விசை (vicai, “to become angry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋisuʋu/

Verb

విసువు • (visuvu)

1. to be fatigued, tired, weary
2. to be disgusted, to be sick at heart

Noun

విసువు • (visuvu) ? (plural విసువులు)

1. disgust, dislike, vexation
2. boredom, tedium, tediousness
3. weariness, tiredness

References

• "విసువు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1203
• "విసువు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 493