"సెలవు" meaning in Telugu

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Noun

IPA: /selaʋu/ Forms: selavu [romanization], సెలవు లు [plural]
Etymology: Related to చెల్లు (cellu, “to pass (as time)”). Cognate with Tamil செல் (cel, “to go, depart”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ta|செல்|t=to go, depart}} Tamil செல் (cel, “to go, depart”) Head templates: {{te-noun|g=n}} సెలవు • (selavu) n (plural సెలవులు)
  1. leave, permission Synonyms: అప్పన, అనుమతి
    Sense id: en-సెలవు-te-noun-6beMyQ2R Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 11 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 26 22 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 20 27 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 64 7 23 7
  2. command, order Synonyms: ఓజ, పనుపు, ఆక, ముదల, ఆజ్ఞ, హుకుము
    Sense id: en-సెలవు-te-noun-sPl09Ugy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 11 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 26 22
  3. (Madras) expenses, charges, expenditure
    Sense id: en-సెలవు-te-noun-ucghRKkT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 11 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 26 22
  4. dismissal, holiday
    Sense id: en-సెలవు-te-noun-WroxQW27 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 11 39 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 22 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: సెలవిచ్చు (selaviccu) (english: to order, command), సెలవుకాడు (selavukāḍu) (english: prodigal, spendthrift), సెలవుచేయు (selavucēyu) (english: (Madras) to spend, expend)
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      "english": "prodigal, spendthrift",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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          "word": "ఓజ"
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          "word": "పనుపు"
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        {
          "word": "ఆక"
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        {
          "word": "ముదల"
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          "word": "ఆజ్ఞ"
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          "word": "హుకుము"
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      "word": "సెలవిచ్చు"
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    {
      "english": "prodigal, spendthrift",
      "roman": "selavukāḍu",
      "word": "సెలవుకాడు"
    },
    {
      "english": "(Madras) to spend, expend",
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        },
        {
          "word": "అనుమతి"
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        {
          "word": "పనుపు"
        },
        {
          "word": "ఆక"
        },
        {
          "word": "ముదల"
        },
        {
          "word": "ఆజ్ఞ"
        },
        {
          "word": "హుకుము"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "charges",
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      "glosses": [
        "dismissal, holiday"
      ],
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          "dismissal",
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          "holiday",
          "holiday"
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    }
  ],
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