అలవడు
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil அலவாட்டு (alavāṭṭu) (a Telugu borrowing).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
అలవడు • (alavaḍu)
- to be accustomed, be practiced in
- to be mastered
- (of habits, skills, accompishments) to be learnt or acquired
Derived terms edit
- అలవాటు (alavāṭu)
References edit
- "అలవడు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 34
- "అలవడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 88
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “alavāṭṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.