ఎలుగు

Telugu

ఎలుగుబంటి.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eluɡu/
• Hyphenation: ఎ‧లు‧గు
• Rhymes: -u

Etymology 1

Noun

ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)

1. voice, cry, sound.

Derived terms

• ఎలుగెత్తు (elugettu)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc-. Cognate with Tamil எண்கு (eṇku).

Noun

ఎలుగు • (elugu) ? (plural ఎలుగులు)

1. bear.

Derived terms

• ఎలుగుగొడ్డు (elugugoḍḍu)
• ఎలుగుబంటి (elugubaṇṭi)

 

References

• "ఎలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṇku,+elu,+uḷiyam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.