ఏలు

Pattapu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.

Numeral

ఏలు

1. seven

References

• Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013) “ఏలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code‎^[1], Beulah Ministries of India

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːlu/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Telugu ఏళు (ēḷu), from Proto-Dravidian *yĀḷ. Cognate with Tamil ஆள் (āḷ), Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Malayalam ആളുക (āḷuka).

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

1. To rule, govern, manage
2. To enjoy, to master

Derived terms

• ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil ஏல் (ēl, “to happen, be convenient; to receive”), Malayalam ഏല് (ēlŭ, “possibility; responsibility”), Kannada ಏಱ್ (ēṟ, “to be fit”).

Verb

ఏలు • (ēlu)

1. To possess or take
2. to accept, admit, take care of, entertain
3. to look after (a wife or mistress)

Derived terms

• ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu)

 

References

• Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
• "ఏలు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 95
• "ఏలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 202