ఏలు

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Pattapu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.

Numeral[edit]

ఏలు

  1. seven

References[edit]

  • Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013) “ఏలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code‎[1], Beulah Ministries of India

Telugu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /eːlu/

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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Telugu ఏళు (ēḷu), from Proto-Dravidian *yĀḷ. Cognate with Tamil ஆள் (āḷ), Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Malayalam ആളുക (āḷuka).[1]

Verb[edit]

ఏలు • (ēlu)

  1. To rule, govern, manage
  2. To enjoy, to master
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil ஏல் (ēl, “to happen, be convenient; to receive”), Malayalam ഏല് (ēlŭ, “possibility; responsibility”), Kannada ಏಱ್ (ēṟ, “to be fit”).[2]

Verb[edit]

ఏలు • (ēlu)

  1. To possess or take
  2. to accept, admit, take care of, entertain
  3. to look after (a wife or mistress)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5157, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 905, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page page-86.
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