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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of the Telugu ethnic group.
2. 2
   a Dravidian language spoken by the Telugu in southeastern India wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Dravidian language of India.

   "The train rumbled between narrow buildings with flat roofs and multicoloured walls, Telugu script crawling like creepers over them."

2. 2
   An ethnic group of southern India.

Synonyms

All synonyms

gentootelugu language

Example

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"Of the Dravidian languages, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam have the most speakers."

Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu తెలుగు (telugu).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.