దారువు

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit दारु (dā́ru, wood, timber) + -వు (-vu); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dāru-, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Cognates include Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /⁠dāruv⁠/) and Old English trēow (English tree).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /d̪aːɾʊʋʊ/

Noun

దారువు • (dāruvu) ? (plural దారువులు)

  1. wood, timber.
  2. (botany) xylem: a vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

Derived terms

References

దారువు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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