అరువు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate with Tamil இரவல் (iraval).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾuʋu/

Noun

అరువు • (aruvu) n (plural అరువులు)

1. A loan in grains.

   Synonyms: అప్పు (appu), ఋణము (r̥ṇamu)

2. (by extension, banking, accounting, finance) A loan.

   Synonyms: అప్పు (appu), ఋణము (r̥ṇamu)

Coordinate terms

• (with regard to monetary ownership) చేతివెల (cētivela), రొక్కము (rokkamu)

References

• "అరువు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 83