మగ
Telugu
Alternative forms
- మొగ (moga)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *maka. Cognate with Tamil மக (maka, “child, infant”), Kannada ಮಗ (maga, “son, male person”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /maɡa/
Adjective
మగ • (maga)
Noun
మగ • (maga) m (plural మగలు)
Antonyms
- ఆడ (āḍa, “female”)
Derived terms
References
- "మగ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 946
- "మగ" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 404
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maka”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 407.