మగ

See also: మోగు, మృగం, మూఁగు, మూగ, మూగు, మింగు, and మెగా-

Telugu

మగతనానికి సంకేతము

Alternative forms

మొగ (moga)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil மக (maka, “child, infant”), Kannada ಮಗ (maga, “son, male person”).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /maɡa/
Rhymes: -గ

Adjective

మగ • (maga)

male

Noun

మగ • (maga) m (plural మగలు)

male

Antonyms

ఆడ (āḍa, “female”)

Derived terms

మగకరువు (magakaruvu)
మగటిమి (magaṭimi)
మగడు (magaḍu)
మగతనము (magatanamu)
మగది (magadi)
మగనాలు (maganālu)
మగపాడి (magapāḍi)
మగవాడు (magavāḍu)

References

"మగ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 946
"మగ" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 404
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maka”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 407.

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