See also: తీరు

Telugu edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tēr. Cognate with Tamil தேர் (tēr) and Kolami తేర్ (tēr).[1]

Noun edit

తేరు (tērun (plural తేళ్ళు)

  1. chariot, carriage
    Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
  2. car
    Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தேறு (tēṟu, to be accepted as true, be clarified).[2]

Verb edit

తేరు (tēru)

  1. to occur, be formed, develop, appear
  2. to become settled or clear (as water)
  3. (of sediment) to settle
  4. (of scum, cream) to rise to the surface
  5. to be rescued, allayed, or relieved
  6. to come to an end, be finished
  7. (of illness, swooning) to pass off

References edit

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.