పిలుచు

See also: పీల్చు, పాలించు, and పోల్చు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• పిల్చు (pilcu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பிளிறு (piḷiṟu, “to trumpet, roar (as an elephant)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pilut͡ɕu/, [pilut͡ʃu]

Verb

పిలుచు • (pilucu)

1. (transitive) to call
2. to call by name or kinship term
3. to invite

References

• "పిలుచు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 335
• "పిలుచు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 763
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 372.