ఎఱచి

Telugu

Alternative forms

ఎరచి (eraci)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *iṯaycci. Cognate with Malayalam ഇറച്ചി (iṟacci), Tamil இறைச்சி (iṟaicci).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /erat͡ɕi/, [erat͡ʃi]

Noun

ఎఱచి • (eṟaci) ? (plural only)

flesh, meat
Synonyms: నంజుడు (nañjuḍu), ఈరువు (īruvu), పొల (pola), మాంసము (māṁsamu)

Derived terms

ఎఱచితిండి (eṟacitiṇḍi, “flesh eater”)
ఎఱచిమేపరి (eṟacimēpari, “flesh eater”)

References

"ఎరచి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 190
ఎఱచి 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), “ఎఱచి”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications

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