ఎకరా

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekaɾaː/

Etymology 1

Probably a back-formation from ఎకరాలు (ekarālu), formed by the sound shift omitting the -ము (-mu) suffix from ఎకరములు (ekaramulu), plural of ఎకరము (ekaramu), borrowed from English acre.

Noun

ఎకరా • (ekarā) ? (plural ఎకరాలు)

  1. alternative form of ఎకరము (ekaramu)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Urdu [Term?].

Noun

ఎకరా • (ekarā) ? (plural ఎకరాలు)

  1. courtyard, especially one for elephants

References

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