Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷam (battlefield).

Noun

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కలను (kalanun (plural కలనులు)

  1. war, battle, combat

References

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  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau