చేప
Telugu
Alternative forms
- చేఁప (cēn̆pa)
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *kayVl (“fish”). Cognate with కక్క (kakka, “fish”), Tamil கயல் (kayal), சேல் (cēl, “carp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕeːpa/, [t͡ʃeːpa]
Noun
చేప • (cēpa) ? (plural చేపలు)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:చేప.
Synonyms
References
- "చేప" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 434
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kayal, cēl”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.