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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Causative of కాగు (kāgu, “to boil, heat, warm”). Cognate with Malayalam കാച്ചുക (kāccuka).
Verb
కాచు • (kācu)
- To boil, to heat, to warm.
Etymology 2
From కాయ (kāya).
Verb
కాచు • (kācu)
- To bear fruit.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kā- (“to protect, save, cherish”). Cognate with Kannada ಕಾ (kā), Malayalam കാക്കുക (kākkuka).
Verb
కాచు • (kācu)
- To guard, keep, watch, tend, protect, take care of.
- Synonyms: కాపాడు (kāpāḍu), రక్షించు (rakṣiñcu)
Derived terms
- కాపు (kāpu, “keeping, protection, defence”)
References
- Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “కాచు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]