సెలవు

Telugu

Etymology

Related to చెల్లు (cellu, “to pass (as time)”). Cognate with Tamil செல் (cel, “to go, depart”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /selaʋu/

Noun

సెలవు • (selavu) n (plural సెలవులు)

  1. leave, permission
    Synonyms: అప్పన (appana), అనుమతి (anumati)
  2. command, order
    Synonyms: ఓజ (ōja), పనుపు (panupu), ఆక (āka), ముదల (mudala), ఆజ్ఞ (ājña), హుకుము (hukumu)
  3. (Madras) expenses, charges, expenditure
  4. dismissal, holiday

Derived terms

  • సెలవిచ్చు (selaviccu, “to order, command”)
  • సెలవుకాడు (selavukāḍu, “prodigal, spendthrift”)
  • సెలవుచేయు (selavucēyu, “(Madras) to spend, expend”)

References

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