బాగు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil வாகு (vāku, “beauty, light, niceness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːɡu/

Noun

బాగు • (bāgu) ? (plural బాగులు)

good, welfare, wellbeing, a good state, condition, health, etc.

Adjective

బాగు • (bāgu)

good, safe, sound, correct
beautiful

Derived terms

బాగుండు (bāguṇḍu, “to be good, be well”)
బాగుచేయు (bāgucēyu, “to benefit, mend, repair”)
బాగుపడు (bāgupaḍu, “to thrive, prosper, be improved”)

References

"బాగు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 379
"బాగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 880

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