తేరు

See also: తీరు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪eːɾu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tēr. Cognate with Tamil தேர் (tēr) and Kolami తేర్ (tēr).^[1]

Noun

తేరు • (tēru) n (plural తేళ్ళు)

chariot, carriage
Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
(by extension) car
Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)

Derived terms

చిలుకలతేరు (cilukalatēru, “car drawn by doves”)
తేరుకాడు (tērukāḍu, “charioteer, carriage driver”)
తేరుపూన్పరి (tērupūnpari, “charioteer, carriage driver”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Tamil தேறு (tēṟu, “to be accepted as true, be clarified”).^[2] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

తేరు • (tēru)

to occur, be formed, develop, appear
to become settled or clear (as water)
(of sediment) to settle
(of scum, cream) to rise to the surface
to be rescued, allayed, or relieved
to come to an end, be finished
(of illness, swooning) to pass off

Derived terms

బయలుదేరు (bayaludēru, “to set out, depart, leave”)

References

"తేరు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 554
"తేరు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 246

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.
^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.

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