ఎలుక

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eli (“rat”). Cognate with Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili), Malayalam എലി (eli), Tamil எலி (eli, “rat”), Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli). A reanalysis of ఎలికలు (elikalu) which was originally pluralized as eli-kalu later analyzed as elika-lu.

Noun

ఎలుక • (eluka) ? (plural ఎలుకలు)

  1. rat
    Synonym: మూషికము (mūṣikamu)
    ఎలుక యేట్లో పోతేనేమి, పులి బోనున పోతేనేమి
    eluka yēṭlō pōtēnēmi, puli bōnuna pōtēnēmi
    What if the rat is carried down the river? What if the tiger is caught in the trap?

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