నచ్చు
See also: నొచ్చు
Telugu
editAlternative forms
edit- నౘ్చు (naĉcu)
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): /nat͡ɕːu/, [nat͡ʃːu]
Etymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil நச்சு (naccu, “to desire”), Kannada ನಚ್ಚು (naccu, “to confide, trust”).
Verb
editనచ్చు • (naccu)
- To confide, trust
- to coax, persuade
- to be liked, be found pleasing or agreeable, be appreciated
- to be agreed with
- to be approved of
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil நச்சு (naccu, “to tease, vex, trouble, harass”).
Verb
editనచ్చు • (naccu)
References
edit- "నచ్చు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 282
- "నచ్చు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 629
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.