వాన

See also: వనం

Telugu

వాన

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *vāṉ, *vāṉam. Cognate with Malayalam വാനം (vānaṁ), Tamil வானம் (vāṉam), வான் (vāṉ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋaːna/

Noun

వాన • (vāna) n (plural వానలు)

rain
Synonym: వర్షము (varṣamu)

Derived terms

వానకాలము (vānakālamu, “rainy season”)
వానచినుకు (vānacinuku, “raindrop”)
వానతరి (vānatari, “rainy season”)
వానపాము (vānapāmu, “earthworm”)
వానరాయి (vānarāyi, “hailstone”)

References

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vāṉ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
"వాన" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1152

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