Telugu
noun
Tel·u·gu
ˈte-lə-ˌgü 
plural Telugu or Telugus
1
: a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India
2
: the Dravidian language of the Telugu people
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Gupta reveals that major cricket events like IPL and the World Cup attract more viewers in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu individually than in English.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
And the Karen and Telugu communities have additional regular services in their own languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
After performing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films, watching her Bollywood songs explode on YouTube and sharing English-language solo tracks as an independent artist, Fatehi says that the Warner deal last year helped kick-start plans for a global music career.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
And the Karen and Telugu communities have additional regular services in their own languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Telugu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Telugu. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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