Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with పనుచు (panucu, to send, command), Tamil பணி (paṇi, to speak, say), Malayalam പണിക്ക (paṇikka​, to speak), Kannada ಪನವು (panavu, place appointed for meeting).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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పలుకు (paluku)

  1. To speak.
  2. To sound, ring.

Derived terms

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Noun

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పలుకు (palukun (plural పలుకులు)

  1. speaking
  2. utterance, expression, a thing said
    Synonyms: మాట (māṭa), నుడి (nuḍi)
  3. word
    Synonyms: మాట (māṭa), నుడి (nuḍi)
  4. language
    Synonyms: నుడి (nuḍi), భాష (bhāṣa)
  5. bit, piece
    Synonyms: ముక్క (mukka), వ్రక్క (vrakka), తునక (tunaka), పరియ (pariya), ఖండము (khaṇḍamu)

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3887”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 347.