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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu, “rope, cord, string”), Malayalam കയല് (kayalŭ, “string”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
చేరు • (cēru) n (plural చేళ్ళు)
- string, cord
- string of pearls or flowers
- a cord by which a net bag (ఉట్టి (uṭṭi)) is suspended
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada ಕೆನ್ದು (kendu, “to lean on”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
చేరు • (cēru)
- to lean on or against
- to touch
Etymology 3
Noun
చేరు • (cēru) n (plural చేళ్ళు)
- alternative form of చారు (cāru)
Etymology 4
Cognate with చేరుపు (cērupu, “nearness”), Tamil சேர் (cēr, “to become united, joined”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
చేరు • (cēru)
- to assemble, gather, come together, collect
- to approach, come near
- to arrive, be received
- to be included
- to be added, be attached
- to join, become a member (of)
- to belong, pertain, be part (of)
Derived terms
- చేరిక (cērika, “arrival, approach, junction”)
References
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1254”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 166.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2012”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 182.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2814”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.