Sunday, June 5, 2011

origin of the word telugu


The origin of the word telugu or tenugu is rather obscure, and both forms seem 
ancient. The most reasonable derivation, however, is from ten, " south," so that tenugu
would mean " southern "; and this may well have become corrupted into telugu, especially
as a popular etymology from teli, " bright," was ready to 
hand.

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