ఎలుగు
Telugu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eluɡu/
- Hyphenation: ఎ‧లు‧గు
- Rhymes: -u
Etymology 1
Noun
ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)
- voice, cry, sound
Derived terms
- ఎలుగెత్తు (elugettu)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc-. Cognate with Tamil எண்கு (eṇku).
Noun
ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)
Derived terms
- ఎలుగుగొడ్డు (elugugoḍḍu)
- ఎలుగుబంటి (elugubaṇṭi)
References
- "ఎలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.