వంగు
See also: వంగ
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಬಗ್ಗು (baggu), Malayalam വണങ്ങുക (vaṇaṅṅuka), Tamil வணங்கு (vaṇaṅku).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaŋɡu/
Verb
వంగు • (vaṅgu)
- to bend, bow, stoop
- ఒళ్లువంగనివాడు
- oḷluvaṅganivāḍu
- One who does not choose to bend his back, a lazy man.
- to become crooked
- to become low or humble
References
- "వంగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1116