ఎలుగు

Telugu

ఎలుగుబంటి.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eluɡu/
Hyphenation: ఎ‧లు‧గు
Rhymes: -u

Noun

ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)

voice, cry, sound.

Derived terms

ఎలుగెత్తు (elugettu)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc-. Cognate with Tamil எண்கு (eṇku).

Noun

ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)

bear.

Derived terms

ఎలుగుగొడ్డు (elugugoḍḍu)
ఎలుగుబంటి (elugubaṇṭi)

References

"ఎలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.

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