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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aHn-. Cognate with Tamil என் (eṉ), Kannada ಎನ್ನು (ennu), ಅನ್ನು (annu), Malayalam എന്നുക (ennuka).
Pronunciation
Verb
అను • (anu) (causal అనిపించు)
- to say, speak
- to think, suppose
- to call
Conjugation
References
- "అను" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 20
- "అను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 53
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṉ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84.