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తెలుగు

See also: తొలుగు, తొలగు, తెలుఁగు, and తెలుంగు

Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Dravidian *teṉ (“south”) or Proto-Dravidian *ceḷ (“sesame”).[1][2] More at Telugu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪eluɡu/
  • Hyphenation: తె‧లు‧గు

Proper noun

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తెలుగు • (telugu) ?

  1. The Telugu language.
  2. The Telugu ethnic group.

Noun

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తెలుగు • (telugu) ? (plural తెలుగులు)

  1. A Telugu speaker.
  2. A member of the Telugu ethnic group.

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Derived terms

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References

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"తెలుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 551

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21.
  2. ^ Rao, Velcheru Narayana; Shulman, David (2002), Classical Telugu Poetry: An Anthology, University of California Press

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