తేరు

See also: తీరు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tēr. Cognate with Tamil தேர் (tēr) and Kolami తేర్ (tēr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪eːɾu/

Noun

తేరు • (tēru) n (plural తేళ్ళు)

chariot, carriage
Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
car
Synonyms: బండి (baṇḍi), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)

Derived terms

చిలుకలతేరు (cilukalatēru, “car drawn by doves”)
తేరుకాడు (tērukāḍu, “charioteer, carriage driver”)
తేరుపూన్పరి (tērupūnpari, “charioteer, carriage driver”)

References

"తేరు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 554

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