തെലുങ്ക്

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Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Telugu తెలుంగు (teluṅgu), an older form of తెలుగు (telugu), itself probably from Proto-Dravidian *teṉ (south). Compare Tamil தெலுங்கு (teluṅku). Doublet of തെലുഗു (telugu), a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪eluŋɡə̆/
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Proper noun[edit]

തെലുങ്ക് (teluṅkŭ)

The word 'Telugu' in the Telugu script
  1. Telugu; a South-Central Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
    Synonyms: തെലുഗു (telugu), വടുകം (vaṭukaṁ)
  2. The Telugu script; the alphasyllabary used to write the Telugu language.

Declension[edit]

Declension of തെലുങ്ക്
Singular Plural
Nominative തെലുങ്ക് (teluṅkŭ) -
Vocative തെലുങ്കേ (teluṅkē) -
Accusative തെലുങ്കിനെ (teluṅkine) -
Dative തെലുങ്കിന് (teluṅkinŭ) -
Genitive തെലുങ്കിന്റെ (teluṅkinṟe) -
Locative തെലുങ്കിൽ (teluṅkil) -
Sociative തെലുങ്കിനോട് (teluṅkinōṭŭ) -
Instrumental തെലുങ്കിനാൽ (teluṅkināl) -

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

തെലുങ്ക് (teluṅkŭ)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Telugu language or it's speakers.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The form തെലുങ്ക് (teluṅkŭ) is more common than the term തെലുഗു (telugu), which is a later borrowing from modern Telugu.

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