Telugu etymology : Query result

Proto-Telugu : *ala-

Meaning : to be accustomed, be practised in; become a habit

Telugu : ala-vaḍu

Additional forms : Also ala-varincu to practise, learn; habituate, teach; ala-var_ucu to habituate, teach; ala-vāṭu habit, custom, practice; habitual

Number in DED : 249

Proto-Telugu : *alak-i

Meaning : an earthen pot

Telugu : alaki

Number in DED : 303

Proto-Telugu : *ala[m]-

Meaning : weeds

Telugu : alamu

Number in DED : 244

Proto-Telugu : *aḷa-m

Meaning : saltpan, salt-works

Telugu : upp-aḷamu

Number in DED : 299

Proto-Telugu : *alam-

Meaning : to spread, extend

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alamu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : alamu

Additional forms : Also lā̃ncu to spread (intr.); n. lā̃pu

Number in DED : 307

Proto-Telugu : *alar-

Meaning : to open as a flower, expand, shine, glitter, rejoice; n. a flower, blossom, (K. also) splendour, joy; splendid

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alaru

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : alarcu "to blossom"

Number in DED : 247

Proto-Telugu : *alar-

Meaning : to shine, glitter; suit well, be proper, fit; rejoice, be pleased

Telugu : alarāru

Additional forms : Also alarincu to please, gratify

Number in DED : 248

Proto-Telugu : *alasandal-

Meaning : a kind of pulse, Dolichos sinensis

Telugu : alacandalu

Dialectal forms (1) : alasandelu

Dialectal forms (2) : alasandiyalu

Notes : See PSDR *alasanḍai.

Number in DED : 242

Proto-Telugu : *alav-

Meaning : power, ability, possibility, practicability

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alavi

Additional forms : Also alavu power, ability, strength, exertion; lāvu strength, power, ability, bigness, fatness, corpulence, robustness; adj. big, large, stout, corpulent, robust

Number in DED : 291

Proto-Telugu : *all-

Meaning : bow-string

Telugu : alliya

Dialectal forms (1) : alle

Number in DED : 259

Proto-Telugu : *all-

Meaning : to plait, braid, weave, wattle, intertwine, compose, fabricate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : allu

Additional forms : Also alluḍu plaiting, braiding, netting

Number in DED : 260

Proto-Telugu : *all-

Meaning : son-in-law

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : allũḍu

Dialectal forms (1) : alluvā̃ḍu

Additional forms : Also alliyamu feast or entertainment given to son-in-law by father-in-law immediately after the marriage

Number in DED : 2410

Proto-Telugu : *alli

Meaning : the water plant called Nymphaea alba

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alli

Number in DED : 256

Proto-Telugu : *alli

Meaning : Memecylon edule (B, quoting Roxb.)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alli

Number in DED : 257

Proto-Telugu : *al-uk-

Meaning : to sprinkle, scatter (rice, etc., in a net to lure birds)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : aluku

Number in DED : 305

Proto-Telugu : *al-uk-

Meaning : to be afraid; n. fear, dread

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aluku

Additional forms : Also aḷuku = aluku n.; aḷukari coward

Number in DED : 306

Proto-Telugu : *alV-

Meaning : noise, sound, disturbance

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alikiḍi

Additional forms : Also alabalamu outcry, noise, uproar

Number in DED : 245

Proto-Telugu : *alV-

Meaning : measure, extent

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alavi

Additional forms : Also lāvu dimensions, magnitude

Number in DED : 295

Proto-Telugu : *alVg-

Meaning : tip of an arrow, sword

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : alũgu

Number in DED : 237

Proto-Telugu : *amai- ~ *amar-

Meaning : to be useful or serviceable

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : amayu

Additional forms : Also [1] amaraŋgā, [2] amara(n) properly, fitly, duly, agreeably; amarika fitness, suitability, appropriateness; amaru to suit, be fit, suitable, or agreeable, be prepared or ready; [1] amarincu, [2] amar(u)cu to prepare, make ready, adjust, arrange, provide

Number in DED : 162