ఉసురు

See also: ఉసిరి

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *ucV- (“to live, subsist”). Cognate with Kannada ಉಸಿರು (usiru), Malayalam ഉയിർ (uyiṟ), Tamil உயிர் (uyir).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /usuɾu/

Noun

ఉసురు • (usuru) n (plural ఉసుళ్ళు)

life
Synonyms: ప్రాణము (prāṇamu), జీవము (jīvamu)
breath
Synonym: ఊపిరి (ūpiri)
strength, vigour
Synonym: ప్రాణము (prāṇamu)
sigh
affliction, plague
hardship
Synonym: కష్టము (kaṣṭamu)

References

"ఉసురు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 172

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