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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjectival form of ఎరుపు (erupu), from Proto-South Dravidian II *eṯV-.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
ఎర్ర • (erra)
- red, scarlet, crimson
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ఎర్ర • (erra) ? (plural ఎర్రలు) (particularly Telangana)
- earthworm
- fishing bait
References
- "ఎర్ర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 191
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “eṟur̤”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84.
- ఎర్ర at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఎఱ్ఱ”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
- “ఎర్ర”, in ప్రాంతీయ మాండలిక పదకోశం [Regional Dialectical Dictionary] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Telugu Academy, 2004
- Nalimela Bhaskar (2010) “ఎర్ర”, in తెలంగాణ పదకోశం [Telangana Dictionary] (in Telugu)