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.) Cognate with Tamil கதழ் (kataḻ, to be swift), Kannada ಕದಡು (kadaḍu, to be shaken, agitated).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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కదలు (kadalun (singular only)

  1. (uncountable) movement

Verb

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కదలు (kadalu) (causal కదలించు)

  1. To move, stir, move from or removed
  2. to totter or shake
  3. to be displaced or dislocated

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References

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"కదలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 238