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Telugu
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ. Cognate with Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ), Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ), and Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-లు • (-lu)
- a plural marker; a suffix used as sign of the first case in some Telugu plural nouns.
Derived terms