తెరచు

See also: తీర్చు, త్రాచు, త్రేచు, త్రుంచు, తరచూ, and త్రెంచు

Telugu

Alternative forms

తెరుచు (terucu), తెఱచు (teṟacu)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *tiṯ-V- (“to open”). Cognate with Malayalam തുറക്കുക (tuṟakkuka), Tamil திற (tiṟa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪eɾat͡ɕu/, [t̪eɾat͡ʃu]

Verb

తెరచు • (teracu)

to open, unfasten, uncover, unlock

References

"తెరచు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 244
"తెరచు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 549
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 283, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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