Proto-Telugu : *var_-/*vaṭṭ-
Meaning : drought
Telugu : var_apu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : varuṭu "to wither, become emaciated"
Additional forms : Also (B) varaṭu to pine, become lean or lank; vaṭṭu to be dried up, be drained, become thin or lean; n. (also varugu) vegetables or fruit preserved in a dry state; (K also) barren (of cattle), dried; [1] vakku, [2] vaggu to become lean, thin, or emaciated, be reduced; [1] vakki, [2] bakka lean, thin
Number in DED : 5320