ఎలుక

Telugu

ఎలుక.

Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil எலி (eli, “rat”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -క

Noun

ఎలుక • (eluka) ? (plural ఎలుకలు)

rat
ఎలుక యేట్లో పోతేనేమి, పులి బోనున పోతేనేమి
eluka yēṭlō pōtēnēmi, puli bōnuna pōtēnēmi
What if the rat is carried down the river? What if the tiger is caught in the trap?

Synonyms

ఎలిక (elika)
మూషికము (mūṣikamu)

References

"ఎలుక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192

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