Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telugu

/ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: tel-ugu
IPA: /ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuː/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Dravidian language of India.

name

An ethnic group of southern India.

noun

A member of the Telugu ethnic group.

Example Sentences

"The female dancer Aishwarya Balasubramanian responded to a poem in the Telugu language about the male god Shiva."
"The train rumbled between narrow buildings with flat roofs and multicoloured walls, Telugu script crawling like creepers over them."

Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu తెలుగు (telugu).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuː/

Inflected Forms

Telegu (alternative) Telugoo (alternative) Teloogoo (alternative) Telugus (plural)

Derived Forms

Teluguland Tenglish Tollywood

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Telugu terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Telugu terms

Synonyms

Gentoo telugu language

Questions

How do you pronounce telugu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuː/.
What does telugu mean?: A Dravidian language of India.
Where does telugu come from?: Borrowed from Telugu తెలుగు (telugu).

How to pronounce telugu

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