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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tān. Cognate with Kannada ತಾನು (tānu), Malayalam താൻ (tāṉ), Tamil தான் (tāṉ).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
తాను • (tānu)
- one or oneself
తాను చెడ్డకోతి వనమెల్ల చెరిచినది.- tānu ceḍḍakōti vanamella cericinadi.
- One good-for-nothing monkey ruins the whole garden.
- he or himself.
వాఁడు తాను ఇచ్చిన పుస్తకమును మఱల తీసికొనెను.- vān̆ḍu tānu iccina pustakamunu maṟala tīsikonenu.
- He took back the book which he had given.
See also
- Telugu pronouns imply varying levels of formality. In this chart, the top entry in any cell is the most informal, while the bottom is the most formal.
Telugu 3rd-person pronouns
Noun
తాను • (tānu) ? (plural తానులు)
- A long folded piece (of cloth).
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