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.
Particularly: “Negative form of ఉరు (uru, to be fit), itself cognate with Tamil உறு (uṟu, to be, exist)?”

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ఊరికె (ūrike)

  1. without
  2. for nothing
  3. silently, merely, idly, in vain
  4. without cause, of itself, spontaneously, voluntarily, causelessly
  5. without employment: unoccupied, empty, vacant

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