"పోరు" meaning in Telugu

See పోరు in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /poːɾu/ Forms: pōru [romanization], పోళ్ళు [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *pōr (“fight, war, battle”). Cognate with Tamil போர் (pōr), Malayalam പോര് (pōrŭ). Etymology templates: {{inh|te|dra-pro|*pōr|t=fight, war, battle}} Proto-Dravidian *pōr (“fight, war, battle”), {{cog|ta|போர்}} Tamil போர் (pōr), {{cog|ml|പോര്}} Malayalam പോര് (pōrŭ) Head templates: {{te-noun}} పోరు • (pōru) ? (plural పోళ్ళు)
  1. a fight, combat, struggle, quarrel Synonyms: కొట్లాట, జగడము, కలహము
    Sense id: en-పోరు-te-noun-XymVkOvi
  2. troubling
    Sense id: en-పోరు-te-noun-0205kvyu 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: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 30 45 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: పోరాడు (pōrāḍu) (english: to fight, struggle, quarrel)

Verb

IPA: /poːɾu/ Forms: pōru [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *pōr (“fight, war, battle”). Cognate with Tamil போர் (pōr), Malayalam പോര് (pōrŭ). Etymology templates: {{inh|te|dra-pro|*pōr|t=fight, war, battle}} Proto-Dravidian *pōr (“fight, war, battle”), {{cog|ta|போர்}} Tamil போர் (pōr), {{cog|ml|പോര്}} Malayalam പോര് (pōrŭ) Head templates: {{head|te|verb|causal|పోరించు}} పోరు • (pōru) (causal పోరించు)
  1. to fight, struggle, quarrel Synonyms: కొట్లాడు, జగడమాడు, కలహించు
    Sense id: en-పోరు-te-verb-H-vWYwDm

Alternative forms

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          "english": "A quarrel is a loss; friendship is a gain.",
          "roman": "pōru naṣṭaṁ pottu lābhaṁ",
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