Telugu

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha) +‎ -ము (-mu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drHgʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós (long). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀- (darəga-, long), Latin longus, Old Church Slavonic дльгъ (dlĭgŭ).

Adjective

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దీర్ఘము (dīrghamu)

  1. long

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Noun

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దీర్ఘము (dīrghamu? (plural దీర్ఘములు)

  1. A long vowel.
  2. The sign or the conjunct form of a long vowel, particularly of (ā).

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