Proto-Telugu : *per-
Meaning : to grow, grow up, increase, accumulate, be augmented, expand, extend
Telugu : perũgu
Dialectal forms (1) : perugu
Dialectal forms (2) : pergu
Dialectal forms (3) : peruvu
Dialectal forms (4) : pervu
Inscriptional Telugu : perddaḷ "elders"
Additional forms : Also perũguḍu growth, increase; [1] perime, [2] pemme greatness, power, authority; pērima grandeur, magnificence; pērimi greatness, eminence; pēru great, large, much; [1] pērucu, [2] pērcu to increase, rise, swell; pekku many; [1] pekkaṇḍru, [2] pekkuru many persons; pekkuva increase, growth, development, excess; pedda great, big, large, long, tall, old, senior, chief, respectable; an elder, superior, head man; peddayu adv. much, very, exceedingly; peddi mother's elder sister; peccu excess, addition; penu (before consonant), penn- (before vowel) large, big, great; pencu to enlarge; pellu excessiveness, greatness; excessive, much, great; greatly, much, very; pellidamu greatness, excessiveness; peluca much, exceeding; pelucana greatness, excessiveness; bebbuli a royal tiger
Number in DED : 4411
