మిగులు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil மிகு (miku, “to exceed”), Kannada ಮಿಕ್ಕು (mikku, “to grow abundant, exceed”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miɡulu/

Noun

మిగులు • (migulu) n (plural మిగుళ్ళు)

remainder, balance, surplus

Adjective

మిగులు • (migulu)

remaining, surplus

Verb

మిగులు • (migulu)

to remain over, be left over, remain behind
(of money) to be saved

Derived terms

మిగతి (migati, “remainder, surplus”)
మిగిలిన (migilina, “remaining”)
మిగుల (migula, “much, exceedingly; already”)

References

"మిగులు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 421
"మిగులు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 989

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4838, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 430.

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[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4838, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 430.