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Pattapu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.
Numeral
ఏలు
- seven
References
- Rebbavarapu, Ruth (2013) “ఏలు”, in Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code, Beulah Ministries of India
Telugu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /eːlu/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Telugu ఏళు (ēḷu), from Proto-Dravidian *yĀḷ. Cognate with Tamil ஆள் (āḷ), Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Malayalam ആളുക (āḷuka).[1]
Verb
ఏలు • (ēlu)
- To rule, govern, manage
- To enjoy, to master
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(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
ఏలు • (ēlu)
- To possess or take
- to accept, admit, take care of, entertain
- to look after (a wife or mistress)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5157”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “905”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page page-86.