వీరుడు

See also: వరుడు

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá, “man; hero”) + -డు (-ḍu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Latin vir, Lithuanian výras, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”) and Old English wer (English were-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋiːɾuɖu/

Noun

వీరుడు • (vīruḍu) m (plural వీరులు)

  1. a hero, warrior, champion
    Synonym: శూరుడు (śūruḍu)

References

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