-లు in All languages combined

IPA: /-lu/ Forms: -lu [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ. Cognate with Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ), Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ), and Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu). Etymology templates: {{inh|te|dra-pro|*-nk(k)-Vḷ}} Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ, {{cog|ta|-கள்}} Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ), {{cog|ml|-കള്}} Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ), {{cog|kn|-ಗಳು}} Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu) Head templates: {{head|te|suffix}} -లు • (-lu)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*-nk(k)-Vḷ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "-கள்"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-കള്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಗಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ. Cognate with Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ), Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ), and Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-లు • (-lu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Telugu",
  "lang_code": "te",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Telugu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a plural marker; a suffix used as sign of the first case in some Telugu plural nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--లు-te-suffix-xmIZBnj7",
      "links": [
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-lu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-లు"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*-nk(k)-Vḷ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "-கள்"
      },
      "expansion": "Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-കള്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಗಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *-nk(k)-Vḷ. Cognate with Tamil -கள் (-kaḷ), Malayalam -കള് (-kaḷŭ), and Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-లు • (-lu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Telugu",
  "lang_code": "te",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Telugu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Telugu lemmas",
        "Telugu suffixes",
        "Telugu terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Telugu terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a plural marker; a suffix used as sign of the first case in some Telugu plural nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-lu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-లు"
}

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"-లు" meaning in All languages combined

Suffix [Telugu]