Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Naikri Kolami [script needed] (uṛp-, to collect together what is scattered).[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /uːɖut͡ɕu/, [uːɖut͡ʃu]

Verb

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ఊడుచు (ūḍucu)

  1. to sweep
  2. to slacken, loosen, divest, open, sever, separate

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 695, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.