Telugu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَدَل (badal). (Probably by way of Urdu.) Cognate with Tamil பதில் (patil).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /bad̪ulu/

Noun

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బదులు (badulu? (plural బదుళ్ళు)

  1. Exchange, a substitute.
  2. A loan.
    చేబదులు
    cēbadulu
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. A reply.

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