Telugu

noun

Tel·​u·​gu ˈte-lə-ˌgü How to pronounce Telugu (audio)
plural Telugu or Telugus
1
: a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India
2
: the Dravidian language of the Telugu people

Examples of Telugu in a Sentence

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The new Telugu film, Pushpa 2: The Rule has only completed its first weekend at the ticket windows and has already crossed the $90 million-mark at the global box office. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 The story of a humble laborer turned international smuggling kingpin, the first Pushpa became the biggest Telugu blockbuster ever. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline For SonyLIV, that has meant dubbing the Hindi-language drama in Malayalam and Telugu, and offering overdubbed versions that replace English-speaking roles with Indian languages. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024 The series has been dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu to reach a wider audience within India. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Telugu 

Word History

Etymology

Telugu telũgu, tenũngu

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Telugu was in 1789

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“Telugu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Telugu. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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