కారు

See also: కరి, కేరు, and కోరు

Telugu

Alternative forms

కాఱు (kāṟu)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːɾu/

Etymology 1

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Verb

కారు • (kāru)

To flow, drop, run out, run in drops, trickle.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kār.

Adjective

కారు • (kāru)

black, jet black

Derived terms

కారుమబ్బు (kārumabbu, “black cloud”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla), from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Doublet of కాలము (kālamu).

Noun

కారు • (kāru) ? (plural కాళ్ళు)

season, time of the year

Derived terms

వానకారు (vānakāru, “rainy season”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English car.

Noun

కారు • (kāru) n (plural కాళ్ళు)

car
Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), తేరు (tēru)

References

"కారు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 275
కారు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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