ఎఱచి

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ఎరచి (eraci)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *iṯaycci. Cognate with Malayalam ഇറച്ചി (iṟacci), Tamil இறைச்சி (iṟaicci).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erat͡ɕi/, [erat͡ʃi]

Noun

ఎఱచి • (eṟaci) ? (plural only)

1. flesh, meat

   Synonyms: నంజుడు (nañjuḍu), ఈరువు (īruvu), పొల (pola), మాంసము (māṁsamu)

Derived terms

• ఎఱచితిండి (eṟacitiṇḍi, “flesh eater”)
• ఎఱచిమేపరి (eṟacimēpari, “flesh eater”)

 

References

• "ఎరచి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 190
• ఎఱచి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

  L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఎఱచి”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications