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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tēr. Cognate with Tamil தேர் (tēr) and Kolami తేర్ (tēr).[1]
Noun
తేరు • (tēru) n (plural తేళ్ళు)
- chariot, carriage
- Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
- (by extension) car
- Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
Derived terms
- చిలుకలతేరు (cilukalatēru, “car drawn by doves”)
- తేరుకాడు (tērukāḍu, “charioteer, carriage driver”)
- తేరుపూన్పరి (tērupūnpari, “charioteer, carriage driver”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தேறு (tēṟu, “to be accepted as true, be clarified”).[2]
Verb
తేరు • (tēru)
- to occur, be formed, develop, appear
- to become settled or clear (as water)
- (of sediment) to settle
- (of scum, cream) to rise to the surface
- to be rescued, allayed, or relieved
- to come to an end, be finished
- (of illness, swooning) to pass off
References
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēr”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tēṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.