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Telugu
Etymology
From Sanskrit करिन् (karin); compare Hindi करी (karī). Doublet of కరము (karamu, “elephant trunk”).
Noun
కరి • (kari) ? (plural కరులు)
- elephant
Adjective
కరి • (kari)
- black
References
- "కరి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 251
- కరి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- G. N. Reddy et al, editors (1990), “కరి”, in తెలుగు పర్యాయపద నిఘంటువు [Dictionary of Synonyms in Telugu] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Vishalaandhra Publishing House