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Telugu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சப்பை (cappai, “that which is weak”), Kannada ಜಬ್ಬಲ (jabbala, “state of being weak”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d͡ʑabːu/,
Noun
జబ్బు • (jabbu) ? (plural జబ్బులు)
- (medicine) disease, illness, sickness, ailment
- weakness, sluggishness, inactivity
Adjective
జబ్బు • (jabbu)
- ill, sick, ailing
- weak, slow, stupid, infirm
- flat, spiritless (as bad poetry)
Synonyms
References
- "జబ్బు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 202
- "జబ్బు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 476
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cappai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.