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Meaning of "Telugu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELUGU

Telugu  [ˈtɛləˌɡuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELUGU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Telugu can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TELUGU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Telugu in the English dictionary

The first definition of Telugu in the dictionary is a language of SE India, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages: the state language of Andhra Pradesh. Other definition of Telugu is -gus, -gu. a member of the people who speak this language. Telugu is also of or relating to this people or their language.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELUGU


burgoo
ˈbɜːɡuː
congou
ˈkɒŋɡuː
Enugu
ɛˈnuːɡuː
fugu
ˈfuːɡuː
goo
ɡuː
kagu
ˈkɑːɡuː
kekerengu
kɛkɛˈrɛnəŋɡuː
mzungu
əmˈzʊŋɡuː
Ouagadougou
ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː
Pegu
pɛˈɡuː
ragout
ræˈɡuː
Taegu
tɛˈɡuː
Telegu
ˈtɛləˌɡuː
Zipangu
zɪˈpæŋɡuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELUGU

Telstar
Telukbetung
Tema
temazepam
temblor
temenos
temerarious
temerariously
temerariousness
temerity
temerous
temerously
Temne
temp
temp.
Tempe

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELUGU

gu
Montagu
tegu
umlungu

Synonyms and antonyms of Telugu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Telugu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELUGU

Find out the translation of Telugu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Telugu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Telugu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泰卢固语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Telugu
570 millions of speakers

English

Telugu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तेलुगू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيلجو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телугу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Telugu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেলুগু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Telugu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telugu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telugu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テルグ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

텔루구어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telugu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Telugu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெலுங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेलगू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Telugu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telugu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

telugu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телугу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Telugu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τελούγκου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telugu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Telugu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telugu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Telugu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELUGU»

The term «Telugu» is very widely used and occupies the 7.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Telugu
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Telugu».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELUGU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Telugu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Telugu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Telugu

EXAMPLES

6 QUOTES WITH «TELUGU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Telugu.
1
Mahesh Babu
As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films.
2
Shreya Ghoshal
I learnt to sing in Bengali, my mother tongue, then went on to sing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and every possible Indian language.
3
Anil Kapoor
I have lot of respect of filmmakers who work in Telugu and Tamil.
4
A. R. Rahman
I joined the Madras Christian College but dropped out after three months. Telugu music director Ramesh Naidu asked me to assist him, and I did so for over a year. I did think of rejoining college, but by then, I was discovering the musician in me. I worked with Illaya Raja and Raj Koti and soon shifted to commercials. This led to movie offers.
5
Ravi Teja
Telugu-Tamil producer Thyagarajan has bought the South Indian language rights for two Hindi hit films, Vikas Behl's 'Queen' and Neeraj Pandey's 'Special 26.' He wants me to play Akshay Kumar's role in the Telugu version of 'Special 26.' Akshay and I even look similar, physique-wise.
6
Ravi Teja
I was shooting for a Telugu film at the Taj Mahal in Agra, and there were all these women and children pointing and screaming , 'Rowdy Rathore.' But I am not really 'Rowdy Rathore.' I am the guy who did the original version of 'Rowdy Rathore' six years ago.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELUGU»

Discover the use of Telugu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Telugu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography
Yet there has been no significant attempt made to compile a comprehensive history of the Telugu Christians until James Elisha Taneti's History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography.
James Elisha Taneti, 2011
2
Telugu-English dictionary, with the Telugu words printed in ...
This Makes Available A Reprint Of The Telugu-English Dictionary Originaly Published In 1862. A Special Feature Of The Dictionary Is That Telugu Words Are Printed In The Roman As Well As In The Telugu Character Which Enhances Its Utility.
P. Percival, 2003
3
Learn Telugu in 30 Days Through English
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
Krishna Gopal Vikal, Gouripati Rao, C. Chethuna, 2006
4
English Telugu Dictionary
(reprint edn.)Telugu language---Dictionaries----English
Vemuri Rao, 2002
5
Telugu Verbal Bases
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (1928) is Professor and Head of the department of Linguistics at Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, 1972
6
A History of Telugu Dalit Literature
The brief biographical sketches of well known as well as lesser known writers are given due space. This work is also useful for comparative studies in subaltern literatures.
Thummapudi Bharathi, 2008
7
English-Telugu Pocket Dictionary
The Standard Book On The Election (Mahoortha) System With Original Text In Devanagari And English Translation To Which Are Added An Introduction To The Study Of Astrology; Explanatory Notes, Appendix, Illustrations Etc.
P. Sankaranarayana, 1991
8
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti
In the early part of the 19th century was brought out for the first time a Telugu alphabetical dictionary. In the verse dictionaries words ending in 'ka', 'ga', 'cha', 'ta ' and so on were listed together. But prose or alphabetical dictionary soon became ...
Amaresh Datta, 1988
9
When God is a Customer: Telugu Courtesan Songs
This volume is the first substantial collection in English of these Telugu writings, which are still part of the standard repertoire of songs used by classical South Indian dancers.
A. K. Ramanujan, Velcheru Narayana Rao, David Dean Shulman, 1994
10
Gold Nuggets: Selected Post-independence Telugu Short Stories
The Collection Of Post-Independence Telugu Short Stories Reflects All The Major Trends And Thematic Concerns Of The Telugu Short Stories Of The Post-Independence Period.
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, C. Vijayasree, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELUGU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Telugu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Baahubali effect: Telugu cinema not regional anymore
'The regional cinema tag' has been shed by the Telugu film industry and it can be said that Baahubali has bought Telugu cinema industry out of the cocoon. «India Today, Jul 15»
2
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu on Srimanthudu, Baahubali and …
In an exclusive interview to India Today, Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu opens up about the success of Baahubali, his upcoming film Srimanthudu, his take on a ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Pro Kabaddi: U Mumba notch hat-trick of wins, Telugu Titans thump …
Mumbai: Trailing in the first half by a solitary point, Telugu Titans came up with a strong second half showing to outclass Puneri Paltan 45-24 to notch their ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Bahubali- The Beginning Box office Report: Tamil and Telugu
The Tamil and Telugu versions of the film has been well receipted by the international audience. Bahubali – The Beginning's Telugu version amassed around ... «India.com, Jul 15»
5
Telugu cinema's “hit-machine” Rajamouli comes to Bollywood
“Eega” (Fly), which initially released in Telugu and later dubbed as “Makkhi” in Hindi, was one of the most successful films of 2013, breaking all records in the ... «Reuters Blogs, Jul 15»
6
All Time Top 10 Telugu Movies At Tollywood Box Office
WHOA! Baahubali week is here. Yes! This week has got a name since the much awaited film of Telugu cinema, Baahubali is releasing this Friday, July 10. «FilmiBeat, Jul 15»
7
I am nervous about 'Baahubali': Telugu superstar Prabhas
For Telugu superstar Prabhas, it was not easy to play the dual role of a father and son in the upcoming multi-lingual two-part epic drama “Baahubali” as he had ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
8
10 things you should know about 'Baahubali'
The official trailer of the Telugu version of 'Baahubali' hit 4 million views within two weeks of its launch on YouTube and its audio track has topped iTunes India. «Livemint, Jun 15»
9
Telugu Actress Aarthi Agarwal Had Breathing Trouble After …
Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal, who died of a cardiac arrest in New Jersey on June 6, was believed to have been battling severe breathing problems after a ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
10
SHOCKING: Entire Baahubali Story Leaked Online
Baahubali - The Beginning (Telugu) (U/A): Book Your Tickets Right Away! So, this might be a spoiler. It is understood that Baahubali is about the epic creation ... «FilmiBeat, Jun 15»

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