Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tān. Cognate with Kannada ತಾನು (tānu), Malayalam താൻ (tāṉ), Tamil தான் (tāṉ).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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తాను (tānu)

  1. one or oneself
    తాను చెడ్డకోతి వనమెల్ల చెరిచినది.
    tānu ceḍḍakōti vanamella cericinadi.
    One good-for-nothing monkey ruins the whole garden.
  2. he or himself.
    వాఁడు తాను ఇచ్చిన పుస్తకమును మఱల తీసికొనెను.
    vān̆ḍu tānu iccina pustakamunu maṟala tīsikonenu.
    He took back the book which he had given.

See also

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  • Telugu pronouns imply varying levels of formality. In this chart, the top entry in any cell is the most informal, while the bottom is the most formal.

Noun

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తాను (tānu? (plural తానులు)

  1. A long folded piece (of cloth).

References

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