ఏలు

Pattapu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.

Numeral

ఏలు

seven

References

Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013) “ఏలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code‎^[1], Beulah Ministries of India

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːlu/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Telugu ఏళు (ēḷu), from Proto-Dravidian *yĀḷ. Cognate with Tamil ஆள் (āḷ), Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Malayalam ആളുക (āḷuka).^[1]

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

to rule, govern, manage
to enjoy, to master

Derived terms

ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil ஏல் (ēl, “to happen, be convenient; to receive”), Malayalam ഏല് (ēlŭ, “possibility; responsibility”), Kannada ಏಱ್ (ēṟ, “to be fit”).^[2]

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

to possess or take
to accept, admit, take care of, entertain
to look after (a wife or mistress)

Derived terms

ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

References

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
"ఏలు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 95
"ఏలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 202

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5157”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.
^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “905”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page page-86.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5157”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “905”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page page-86.

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