Telugu etymology : Query result

Proto-Telugu : *cāṭ-

Meaning : to proclaim, declare, announce, publish, make known to the public

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cāṭu

Additional forms : Also cāṭincu to proclaim, declare, make known to the public, publish by beat of drum, tom-tom; cāṭimpu proclamation, announcements, publishing by beat of drum; cāṭuva proclamation

Number in DED : 2486

Proto-Telugu : *ce-

Meaning : red (in a few compounds)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : ceṃ-

Additional forms : Also ceŋgāvi reddish colour; reddish (kāvi id.); ke-, kem- red (in a few cpds.); kempu red; redness; a ruby

Notes : Forms with ke- may be borrowed from Kannada.

Number in DED : 1931

Proto-Telugu : *ceḍ-

Meaning : to be spoiled, destroyed, become bad, useless, be a loser or sustain a loss

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : ceḍu

Additional forms : Also [1] ceḍḍa, [2] ceḍu bad, wicked, wrong, spoiled, damaged; ceṭṭa evil, harm; wicked; ceḍipa an unchaste woman; ceḍugu evil, harm, calamity; ceḍḍatanamu badness, vice, enmity, odium; cēṭu ruin, misfortune, destruction; keḍayu to die; keḍayika death; keḍapu to kill; kīḍu evil, harm, danger; giṭṭu to die, perish; [1] cer_ucu, [2] cer_acu, [3] cer_upu, [4] cer_apu to spoil, destroy, ruin, ravish, rape (cf. 1981)

Number in DED : 1942

Proto-Telugu : *cekk-

Meaning : to pare, cut the side or rind of, sharpen (pencil), engrave, carve; n. the rind or parings of fruit, etc.

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cekku

Additional forms : Also cekka piece, chip, slice; cakku-cēyu to chop, cut to pieces, mince

Number in DED : 2748

Proto-Telugu : *cel-

Meaning : female friend or companion, woman

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : celi

Additional forms : Also celiya woman; celimi friendship; celimari male or female friend or companion; celikā̃ḍu friend, companion; celikatte female companion; [1] celli, [2] celliya, [3] celiyalu, [4] celliyalu, [5] celle, [6] cellelu younger sister

Number in DED : 2783

Proto-Telugu : *cell-

Meaning : sport, play, toying

Telugu : cellāṭamu

Additional forms : Also cellāḍu to sport, play, frolic; ceral-āḍu to sport, play, roam about for pleasure; ceral-āṭamu sport, play, roaming for pleasure

Number in DED : 2378

Proto-Telugu : *cell-/*can-

Meaning : to pass as time, be over or exhausted as money, die or pass away, come to pass, be accomplished, be current, pass (as coin), be valid, be successful, prevail, be paid or liquidated (as money or a debt), be possible, be proper, fit or becoming; n. payment, return, compensation, equivalent

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cellu

Additional forms : Also canu (caṇṭ-) to go, depart, pass, be fit, proper, becoming; canupa a caravan, a company of travellers; [1] calupu, [2] salupu to pass (as time), do, perform, (K also) drive (boat, etc.); selavu order, leave, permission, expense, expenditure; selaviccu to order, permit, allow, give leave, give a holiday

Number in DED : 2781

Proto-Telugu : *cem-

Meaning : moisture, damp; moist, damp

Telugu : cemma

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : cemaru "to melt, become wet in sweat"

Additional forms : Also [1] cemmagincu, [2] cemmagilu, [3] cemmagillu to become damp or moist, sweat; [1] cemmaṭa, [2] cemaṭa, [3] cemaru sweat; [1] cemarcu, [2] cemarucu to melt; temma wetness, moisture; temm-era cool breeze, zephyr (for era see 810); temaḍa phlegm, mucus

Number in DED : 2539

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