కలుగు

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaluɡu/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kolami कल्त् (“possibly be, may be”), Konda-Dora కల్గి (kalgi, “to accrue as prosperity, happen”) [1]

Verb

కలుగు • (kalugu) (causal కలిగించు)

  1. to live, exist
  2. to be
  3. to happen, occur
  4. to become
  5. to endure
  6. to be born

Etymology 2

Cognate with Tamil கல (kala​, “to mix”), Malayalam കലരുക (kalaruka​, “to be mixed, united”), Kannada ಕಲಿ (kali, “to join, be mixed”) [2] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

కలుగు • (kalugu) (causal కలుపు)

  1. alternative form of కలయు (kalayu)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

కలుగు • (kalugu) n (plural కలుగులు)

  1. a hole, a pit
  2. a cave
    Synonyms: గవి (gavi), గొబ (goba), గుహ (guha), దరి (dari), కందరము (kandaramu), కుహరము (kuharamu)

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1300”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.
  2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1299”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.
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