See also: తీరు

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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(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

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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

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  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.