"తెనుగు" meaning in Telugu

See తెనుగు in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: tenugu [romanization], తెనుఁగు [alternative], తెనుంగు [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”). Cognate with Tamil தெற்கு (teṟku), Malayalam തെക്ക് (tekkŭ), Kannada ತೆಂಕಲು (teṅkalu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|te|dra-pro|*ten||south|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”), {{inh+|te|dra-pro|*ten||south}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”), {{cog|ta|தெற்கு|}} Tamil தெற்கு (teṟku), {{cog|ml|തെക്ക്|}} Malayalam തെക്ക് (tekkŭ), {{cog|kn|ತೆಂಕಲು|}} Kannada ತೆಂಕಲು (teṅkalu) Head templates: {{te-proper noun}} తెనుగు • (tenugu) ?
  1. the Tenugu or Telugu language Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: తెలుగు (telugu) Derived forms: తెనిగించు (tenigiñcu), తెనుగువాడు (tenuguvāḍu)
    Sense id: en-తెనుగు-te-name-txx5dycO Disambiguation of Languages: 99 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu singularia tantum, Telugu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Telugu singularia tantum: 96 4 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 99 1

Noun

Forms: tenugu [romanization], తెనుఁగు [alternative], తెనుంగు [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”). Cognate with Tamil தெற்கு (teṟku), Malayalam തെക്ക് (tekkŭ), Kannada ತೆಂಕಲು (teṅkalu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|te|dra-pro|*ten||south|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”), {{inh+|te|dra-pro|*ten||south}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ten (“south”), {{cog|ta|தெற்கு|}} Tamil தெற்கு (teṟku), {{cog|ml|തെക്ക്|}} Malayalam തെക്ക് (tekkŭ), {{cog|kn|ತೆಂಕಲು|}} Kannada ತೆಂಕಲು (teṅkalu) Head templates: {{te-noun|-}} తెనుగు • (tenugu) ? (singular only)
  1. the south Tags: singular, singular-only
    Sense id: en-తెనుగు-te-noun-E5ecwSmU

Alternative forms

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