Telugu

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Alternative forms

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వరుఁడు (varun̆ḍu)

Etymology

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From Sanskrit वर (vara, chooser, one who solicits a girl in marriage) +‎ -డు (-ḍu).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʋaɾuɖu/

Noun

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వరుడు (varuḍum (plural వరులు)

  1. An excellent man.
  2. One who chooses or selects (a wife).
  3. A husband.
  4. bridegroom

References

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"వరుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1131