వంగు

See also: వంగ

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಬಗ್ಗು (baggu), Malayalam വണങ്ങുക (vaṇaṅṅuka), Tamil வணங்கு (vaṇaṅku).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋaŋɡu/

Verb

వంగు • (vaṅgu)

To bend, bow, stoop.
ఒళ్లువంగనివాడు
oḷluvaṅganivāḍu
One who does not choose to bend his back, a lazy man.
To become crooked.
To become low or humble.

References

"వంగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1116

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