ఏరు
Telugu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Dravidian *cēr.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Dravidian *yāṯu. Cognate with Manda (India) ଏଯ (ēy), Tamil ஆறு (āṟu), Malayalam ആറ് (āṟŭ), Kuvi ଏଯୁ, Tulu ಉದೆ (ude), Tulu ಹುದೆ (hude).
Alternative forms
- ఏఱు (ēṟu)
Noun
ఏరు • (ēru) ? (plural ఏళ్ళు)
- A river.
- ఏరు యెన్ని వంకలు పోయినా, సముద్రములోనే పడవలెను
- ēru yenni vaṅkalu pōyinā, samudramulōnē paḍavalenu
- However many twists the river take, it must fall into the sea at last.
References
- "ఏరు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}
- ఏరు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఏరు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
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