నీవు

See also: నావ, నవ, and నవ-

Telugu

Alternative forms

• నువ్వు (nuvvu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːʋu/

Pronoun

నీవు • (nīvu)

1. (archaic) you; (second person nominative singular/informal pronoun).

Usage notes

• నువ్వు (nuvvu) and నీవు (nīvu) are equivalent terms in all but register; నీవు (nīvu) is considered to be a more formal word than నువ్వు (nuvvu), though both are used only when addressing someone with whom the speaker either has an intimate relationship or someone who is inferior in social standing to the speaker.

See also

Telugu personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	నేను (nēnu)	మేము (mēmu) (exclusive) మనము (manamu) (inclusive)
2nd person	నువ్వు (nuvvu) (low formality) నీవు (nīvu) (mid-level formality) మీరు (mīru) (high formality)	మీరు (mīru) (high formality) తమరు (tamaru) (highest formality)
3rd person	-ది (-di)	-వి (-vi)