చెరువు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಕೆರೆ (kere).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeɾuʋu/, [t͡ʃeɾuʋu]

Noun

చెరువు • (ceruvu) n (plural చెరువులు)

A tank or artificial lake.
Synonyms: కొలను (kolanu), గుంట (guṇṭa), లొండు (loṇḍu), బంద (banda), బందు (bandu), తటాకము (taṭākamu)

చినుకులకు చెరువులు నిండుతవా
cinukulaku ceruvulu niṇḍutavā
Will the tanks be filled by drizzling rain?

References

"చెరువు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 431

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