చప్పుడు

See also: చప్పిడి and చెప్పాడు

Telugu

Etymology

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Particularly: “Probably onomatopoeic, and related to Tamil சப்பு (cappu, “to masticate, munch”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕapːuɖu/, [t͡ʃapːuɖu]

Noun

చప్పుడు • (cappuḍu) n (plural చప్పులు)

noise, sound
Synonyms: ఉలివు (ulivu), శబ్దము (śabdamu), ధ్వని (dhvani)

References

"చప్పుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 442
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cappu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205.