షుగరు

Telugu

Alternative forms

షుగర్ (ṣugar) (mainly North Andhra)

Etymology

Borrowed from English sugar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʂuɡaɾu/

Noun

షుగరు • (ṣugaru) n (singular only)

(colloquial, chiefly Telangana) diabetes
నాకు బీపీ, షుగరు ఉంది.
nāku bīpī, ṣugaru undi.
I have hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes.

References

“షుగరు”, in ప్రాంతీయ మాండలిక పదకోశం [Regional Dialectical Dictionary] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Telugu Academy, 2004

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