Telugu etymology : Query result

Proto-Telugu : *a-

Meaning : (ayi having become; allomorph kā-) to be, become, prove to be, be done, be fit, be agreeable; adj. which is

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : agu

Dialectal forms (1) : avu

Additional forms : Also ayite possible, which may be or can be done, convenient; n. possibility, convenience; ayina which is or has become, agreeable, suitable; avunu yes; kāni bad, wrong; kādu no; -gā adverbial suffix; kāvincu to do, make, perform, produce, cause to be done

Number in DED : 333

Proto-Telugu : *abb-

Meaning : to be acquired, gained, come into one's enjoyment, possession, or reach

Telugu : abbu

Notes : Burrow & Emeneau compare the Telugu item with Proto-Nilgiri *ar_- 'good life'; the latter should, however, rather be treated as a derivative from PDR *ar_- 'to digest', leaving the Telugu form without a good etymology. The Telugu form is the source of Kuwi (Schulze) abbinai 'to prosper'.

Number in DED : 232

Proto-Telugu : *acc-

Meaning : stamp, impression, print, mould

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : accu

Number in DED : 47

Proto-Telugu : *acc-

Meaning : to make a ridge along the boundary

Inscriptional Telugu : accu kaṭṭu sēyu

Number in DED : 49

Proto-Telugu : *ac-u

Meaning : weaver's reed

Telugu : accu

Number in DED : 48

Proto-Telugu : *aḍ-a-

Meaning : to arise, issue

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍaru

Additional forms : Also [1] ḍāyu, [2] dāyu, [3] ḍaggar_u, [4] daggar_u to approach (intr., tr.); [1] ḍāpu, [2] dāpu, [3] ḍaggar_a, [4] daggar_a nearness; dāparamu getting, obtaining, coming or lighting upon; dāparincu to be obtained, happen, occur, fall to one's lot

Number in DED : 79

Proto-Telugu : *aḍa-kat-

Meaning : nippers for cutting betel-nuts, betel-nut cracker

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍa-kattu

Dialectal forms (1) : aḍa-kottu

Dialectal forms (2) : aḍḍa-kattera

Dialectal forms (3) : aḍa-katti (B)

Additional forms : Also [1] aḍapa, [2] aḍapakatte lady in waiting, who carries her mistress's betel-nut pouch; aḍapakā̃ḍu servant who carries his master's betel-nut pouch

Number in DED : 88

Proto-Telugu : *adal-

Meaning : to start, be alarmed or afraid

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : adalu

Additional forms : Also [1] adalincu, [2] adalucu, [3] adalupu, [4] adalpu to frighten, rebuke, reproach; [1] adalupu, [2] adalpu frightening, rebuke; adiri-paḍu to start, be alarmed; adiri-pāṭu a start, alarm; adv. suddenly, unexpectedly

Notes : Possibly the same as *adar-, but this is not totally obvious. Some interaction between Kannaḍa and Telugu is not excluded either.

Number in DED : 137

Proto-Telugu : *aḍal-

Meaning : to grieve, be sorry; n. grief, misery

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍalu

Additional forms : Also aḍaru grief; (B. K.) to burn, shine

Number in DED : 276

Proto-Telugu : *adana-

Meaning : exceeding, much, great, excessive, too much

Telugu : adanamu

Number in DED : 136

Proto-Telugu : *aḍa-[-ŋ-/-c-]

Meaning : to yield, submit, be humbled

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍãgu

Dialectal forms (1) : aḍagu

Additional forms : Also [1] aḍãcu, [2] aḍacu to suppress, humble, subject; aḍãkuva humility, modesty, submissiveness; [1] ḍā̃gu, [2] ḍāgu, [3] dā̃gu to lie hidden; [1] ḍā̃cu, [2] ḍācu, [3] dā̃cu to hide, conceal; dā̃gurincu to conceal, deceive; dā̃gurinta concealment, deceit; dā̃pana hiding, concealment; dā̃paramu stealing; dā̃parincu to steal; dā̃parī̃ḍu thief

Number in DED : 63

Proto-Telugu : *aḍa-pa-

Meaning : pouch for betel leaves and nuts, a barber's case for keeping razors, etc.

Telugu : aḍapamu

Dialectal forms (1) : haḍapamu

Notes : A derivative from PDR *aḍái.

Number in DED : 64

Proto-Telugu : *aḍar-

Meaning : to discharge, shoot (as an arrow or other missile)

Telugu : aḍarincu

Dialectal forms (1) : aḍarucu

Notes : The only known parallel is Tulu aḍakuni.

Number in DED : 61

Proto-Telugu : *aḍa-r-

Meaning : to be fit or proper

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍaru

Number in DED : 78

Proto-Telugu : *adar-

Meaning : to tremble, shake, quake, shiver; n. trembling, shaking, tremor

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : adaru

Number in DED : 137

Proto-Telugu : *aḍar- ~ *aḍi-

Meaning : to increase; n. increase, excess

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : aḍaru

Additional forms : Also aḍi- excessive, great; aḍa a lump, clot, mass; aṭṭamu excessiveness; (VPK) [1] aṭṭadi, [2] aṭṭava, [3] eṭṭam packs of cut or fencing branches/bushes collected and piled up on bullock carts

Number in DED : 84

Proto-Telugu : *aḍasara-m

Meaning : a medicinal shrub, Adhatoda vasica

Telugu : aḍḍasaramu

Number in DED : 346

Proto-Telugu : *adaṭ-

Meaning : pride, arrogance, presumption

Telugu : adaṭu

Notes : See on PSDR *adai-.

Number in DED : 140

Proto-Telugu : *aḍādiḍ-

Meaning : froward, perverse

Telugu : aḍḍādiḍḍi

Additional forms : Also (K., coll.) aḍḍadiḍḍam zigzag

Notes : Expressive. Cf. PSDR *aḍḍātiḍḍ- id.

Number in DED : 94

Proto-Telugu : *aḍāv-

Meaning : confusion, uproar, fright

Telugu : aḍāvadi (B)

Dialectal forms (1) : aḍāvudi (B)

Number in DED : 71