తలుపు

See also: తెలుపు, తలపు, తెల్పు, తలంపు, తాలింపు, and తల్పం

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தளம்பு (taḷampu, “floodgate”), Kannada ತಳುವು (taḷuvu, “to stop, delay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪alupu/

Noun

తలుపు • (talupu) n (plural తలుపులు)

1. door (opening into room)

   Synonym: ద్వారము (dvāramu)

References

• "తలుపు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 517
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 271, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.