మాఱు

See also: మీఱు

Telugu

Alternative forms

మారు (māru), మరు (maru)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *māṯ(ṯ/-tt-) (changed, altered). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾರು (māru), Malayalam മാറുക (māṟuka), Tamil மாறு (māṟu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːru/

Verb

మాఱు • (māṟu) (causal మాఱుచు)

  1. (intransitive) to change (to become something different)

Derived terms

Noun

మాఱు • (māṟun (plural మాఱులు)

  1. a time, instance, occurrence
    Synonyms: సారి (sāri), మాటు (māṭu), తడవ (taḍava)
    ఇది రెండో మాఱు నేను రావడము.
    idi reṇḍō māṟu nēnu rāvaḍamu.
    This is the second time I've come here.
  2. (cooking) a course or remove at dinner

Adjective

మాఱు • (māṟu)

  1. return
  2. replying, answering

Derived terms

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