కాను

See also: కోన, కూన, and కాన

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːnu/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Tamil காண் (kāṇ). Related to కన్ను (kannu, “eye”).

Alternative forms

కను (kanu)

Verb

కాను • (kānu) (causal కానిపించు)

To see, perceive, observe.
Synonym: చూడు (cūḍu)
To enjoy.
To know, understand.
Synonym: ఎరుగు (erugu)

Derived terms

కానుక (kānuka, “gift, offering, courtesy”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

కాను • (kānu) n (singular only)

(uncountable) Thick buttermilk.

Derived terms

కానుమజ్జిగ (kānumajjiga, “thick buttermilk”)

References

"కాను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 271

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