షుగర్

Telugu

Alternative forms

షుగరు (ṣugaru) (mainly Telangana)

Etymology

Borrowed from English sugar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʂuɡaɾ/

Noun

షుగర్ • (ṣugar) n (singular only)

(colloquial, chiefly North Andhra) diabetes
నాకు బీపీ, షుగర్ ఉంది.
nāku bīpī, ṣugar undi.
I have hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes.

References

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

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