షుగరు

Telugu

Alternative forms

షుగర్ (ṣugar) (mainly North Andhra)

Etymology

Borrowed from English sugar.

Noun

షుగరు • (ṣugaru) ? (singular only)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly Telangana) diabetes
    నాకు బీపీ, షుగరు ఉంది.
    nāku bīpī, ṣugaru undi.
    I have hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes.

References
  • “షుగరు”, in ప్రాంతీయ మాండలిక పదకోశం [Regional Dialectical Dictionary] (in Telugu), Hyderabad: Telugu Academy, 2004
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