# Telugu-English Dictionary/ఎ

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ఎ e, The tenth letter of the Telugu alphabet. It is often used, before words beginning withaconsonai.it, for long ఏ e ; In this case, the following consonant is doubled; thus, ఏదేశము ede&'amu, Is often written ఎద్దేశము eddesamn, Which country ?
ఎంగిలి eogili, s. Irregular. Inflex. sing. ఎంగిలి, ఎంగిటి engili, engiti ; nom. plu. ఎంగిళ్లు, ఎంగిండ్లు engillu, engindlu, The spittle. 2. Any thing that has become impure by touching the mouth. 3. The refuse, crumbs, or remains of victuals.
ఎంచు entsu, v. a. To count, to reckon. 2. To esteem, to regard. 3. To think, believe, or imagine. ఎంచుకొను entsukonu, v. Oomp. To count, reckon, think, or believe, for one's-self. 2- To reflect; to revolve in one's mind.
ఎండ enda, s. The suii-shme ; the heat of the sun. రేయెండ reyenda, Moon-shine. ఎండగాయు endagayu, To be sun-shins. ఎండమావులు endamavtilu, Excessive heat produces an appearance, at a distance, resembling a sheet of water, which s thus named ; it is termed by the French mirage.
ఎండు endu, v. '/.•. To become dry, to dry up. 2. The body to become lean or thin. 3. Trees, plants, leaves, &q. To wither or die. ఎండించు endintsu, v. a. To dry.
ఎండు endu, adj. Dried. ఎండుదెవులు endudevulu, A lingering disease, gradually reducing the body. ​ఎండుపుతట్ట enduputatta, s. A large basket, in which things are spread to dry.
ఎండ్రకాయ, ఎండ్రి endrakaya, endri, s. A crab. ఎండ్రిరాశి endrirasi. The sign Cancer.
ఎంత enta, An adjective or substantive pronoun, not declinable, ex- cept in a few cases. It is the interrogative of అంత anta, and ఇంత inta, q. v. How ? how much ? how many ? 2. what? It may be used in an} 7 interrogation respecting time, number, wei'iht, or quantity. ఎంతసేపు entasepu, How long a time ? ఎంతమంది entarnandi, How many people ?
ఎంతేని enteni, adv. Much, extremely. ఎంతోటు entofo, adj. pro. How? how much ? how many ?
ఎందఱు endarrn, Indef. pro. The interrogative of అందఱు andarru, and ఇందఱు indarru, q. v. How many ?
ఎందు endu, pro. Defective. What? ఎందుకు enduku, For what ? why? wherefore ? adv. Where ? what place ? ఎందాక, ఎందనుక endaka, endanuka, How far? how long? as far as what place ? until when?
ఎంబెఱికము, ఎంబెఱికి emberrikamu, emberriki, adj. Ugly. 2. Loathsome, disgusting.
ఎకతాళి ekatali, s. vide ఎగతాళి egataii.
ఎకసక్కెము ekasakkenm, s. A joke. 2. Mockery.
ఎకాయెకి ekaeiri, adj. Sudden, speedy. 2. Alone, single.
ఎకిమీడు ekimidu, 5. A master, or lord. 2. A king, or ruler. 3. An owner.
ఎక్కటి ekkati, adj. Alone.
ఎక్కడ ekkada, adv. Where? ఎక్కడ నున్ను, ఎక్కడా ekkaclanunnu, ekkada, Every where. ఎక్కడనున్ను, ఎక్కడా-లేదు ekkaclanunnu, ekkada-ledu, No where. ఎక్కడనుంచి, ఎక్కడనుండి ekkadanunchi, ekkadanundi, Whence. ఎక్కడనైనా ekkadanaina, Any where. ఎక్కడికి ekkadiki, whither? నీవెక్కడి వాడవు nivekkadi vadavu, What country man art thou? నీవెక్కడ వాడెక్కడ nivekkada vadekkada, What a great difference, or distance, there is,between thee and him. ఎక్కడనో ekkadano, &c. Where I Know not, or am in doubt, where.
ఎక్కిరించు ekkirintsu, v. a. To make faces ; to mock j to deride. ఎక్కిరింత ekkirinta, s. Making faces, mockery, derision. 2. A vehicle.
ఎక్కిలి ekkili, s. The hiccough.
ఎక్కు ekku, v. a. To ascend, mount, or climb. 2. To embark, ride up​on, or to get into any conveyance. v. n. To rise, to be augmented, increased, or accamulated. విషమెక్కు vishamekku, Poison to rise or mount. మత్తెక్కు mattekku, To get intoxicated, tit. Intoxication to rise. మదమెక్కు madamekkUjTo become 'lesherous. lit. Lust to mount, వడ్డియెక్కు vaddiyekku, Interest. To accrue. ఎక్కించు ekkintsu, v. Caus. To cause to ascend. &c. v. a. To raise, augment, &c. 2. To export.
ఎక్కు ekku, s, A bow string. 2. A hiccough. ఎక్కుదించు ekkudintsu, v. a. To unbend a bow- ఎక్కుబెట్టు ekkubettu, To bend a bow.
ఎక్కుడు ekkudu, adj. Noble ; chief, great 2 Exorbitant, si An ascent. 2. Greatness. ఎక్కుడుదిగుడు ekkududigudu, s. Ascent and descent; unevenness of ground, adj. Un-level.
ఎక్కుడుమెకము ekkudumekamu, s. An elephant.
ఎక్కులుబెట్టు ekkulubetta, *?. a. To excite ; to instigate. 2. To pro- voke.
ఎక్కువ, ఎక్కువు ekkuva, ekkuvu, s. Eminence, superiority. 2. Excess, exaggeration. 3. Any thing extraordinary. adj. More. 2. High, eminent, superior. 3. Excessive, exaggerated, superfluous. 4. Ex- traordinary, remarkable. 5. Excellent, noble. 6. Valuable. ఎక్కువతక్కువ ekkuva takkuva, More or less. ఎక్కువవాడు ekkuvavadu, An eminent or extraordinary man.
ఎగ ega, adv. Above, up, upwards. It is opposed to దిగ diga, below. ఎగగొట్టు egagottu, w a. To toss up. 2. To deny. 3. To disregard what another says. 4. To turn another's words into ridicule. 5. To refute. ఎగజేపు egajepu, v. a. T& draw up or retain one's milk ; as ఆవుపాలెగ జేపెను avupalegajepenu, The cow retained her milk, s. The act of retaining one's milk.
ఎగయు egayu, v. n. vide. ఎగియు egiyu.
ఎగసన, ఎగసాన egasana, egasana, adv. Above, up, on high. ఎగసనదోయు egasanadoyu, To lift up. 2. To push in. 3. To pull out, and dress the wick of a lamp.
ఎగియు egiyu, v. n. To fly 2. To rise in the air ; to rise upwards. 3. To fly at another, in order to attack him.
ఎగుడుదిగుడు egududigudu, s. cp adj. vide ఎక్కుడుదిగుడు ekkududigudu, Under the head of ఎక్కుడు ekkudu. ​ఎగుమతి egumati, s. Exportation, shipment. ఎగుమతిదిగుమతి egumati- digumati, Exportation and importation.
ఎగురు eguru, v. n. vide ఎగియు egiyu, For ఎగిరిపోవు egiripovu, vide ఎగిసిపోవు egisipovu, And for ఎగిరిపడు egiripadu, vide ఎగిసిపడు egisipadu, Both under ఎగియు egiyu, For ఎగర గొట్టు egaragottu, vide ఎగగొట్టు egagottu, Under ఎగ-ఎగరవేయు ega-egaraveyu, To toss or throw up in the air.
ఎగువ eguva, 5. The top ; the upper part of any thing.
ఎగువ eguva, adv. Above, up, on high.
ఎగ్గు eggu, s. Shame, disgrace. 2. Reproach, blame. 3. Injury, mischief, - evil.
ఎచట etsata, adv. Where ? in which place ? It is the interrogative of అచట atsata, and ఇచట itsata, q. v.
ఎచ్చరించు etstsarintsia, v. a. To hint ; to mention imperfectly ; to bring to mind by a slight mention ; to put one in mind of any thing. 2. To forewarn ; to caution. ఎచ్చరించుకొను etstsarintsukonu, v. Comp. To challenge, as guards do ; to give a caution.
ఎచ్చరిక etstsarika, s. A hint, the act of mentioning slightty, intima- tion. 2. Caution, circumspection; vigilance, precaution. ఎచ్చరికపడు etstsarikapadu, To be cautious ; to be aware of. ఎచ్చరికచేయు etstsa- rikacheyu, To caution or warn. ఎచ్చరికతప్పు etstsarikatappu, To be careless, inattentive ; to be off one's guard.
ఎచ్చు etstsu, v. n. vide హెచ్చు hetstsu.
ఎచ్చొట, ఎచ్చో, ఎచ్చోట etstsota, etstso, etstsota, adv. Where ; at whicfe place. It is the interrogative of అచ్చో atstso, and ఇచ్చోట itstsota, q. v.
ఎట eta, adv. Where? in what place ?" It is the interrogative of అట ata, and ఇట ita, q. v»
ఎటు etu, particle. Where ? 2. What? 3. How. It is the interrogative of అటు ata, and ఇటు itu, q. v. ఎటువంటి, ఎషువంటి etuvanti, eshuvauti, What like ? what sort ?
ఎటులు etulu, adv. vide ఎట్లా etla.
ఎట్టకేని ettakeni, adv. With difficulty.
ఎట్టకేలకు ettakelaku, adv. For a long time? for a great while,
ఎట్టయెదురు ettayeduru, s. The very front, the point directly opposite.
ఎట్టి etti, adj> pro. What like? What kind ? It is the interrogative of అట్టి atti, And ఇట్టి itti, q. v. ​ఎట్లా, ఎట్లాగు, ఎట్లు etla, etlasru, efclu. adv. How? In what manner? In what state or way? It is the interrogative of అట్లా atla, And ఇట్లా itla, q. v. ఎట్లాగైనా, ఎట్లానైనా etlagaina. etianaina, In any manner whatever ; by any means ; any how.
ఎడ eda, s. Place, space. 2. Medium, interval. 3. A distance. 4. Time. ఆయెడ ayeda, That time. ఎడయెడంగా edayedanga, Separately.
ఎడద edada, .?. Inner thought ; secret opinion ; real sentiment.
ఎడపక edapaka, adv, This is the negative verbal participle of ఎడపు edapu, The causal form of ఎడయు edayu, To separate, it signifies literally, without causing to separate, but in common use is equiva- lent to continually without interruption, incessantly, always.
ఎడమ edama, adj. The left. ఎడమ కేలు, ఎడమచెయ్యి edama kelu, edama- cheyyi, The left hand.
ఎడము edamu, s> Space, spot, room. 2. Cause, ground, foundation. 3. Opportunity, occasion. 4. Means. ఎడమిచ్చు edamitstsu, To give an opportunity.
ఎడయు edayu, v. a. To separate v. n. To be broken, separated or dis- united. ఎడపు edapu, v. caus. To cause to separate, v. a. To break, separate or disunite, vide ఎడపక edapaka.
ఎడరు edaru, s. An interval. 2. An opportunity.
ఎడలు edalu, v. n. To go.
ఎడారి edari, s. A desert or wilder- ness.
ఎడు edu, A particle denoting quantity, affixed to words, and corres- ponding to the English affix full, in such phrases as a handful, a mouthful, &c.
ఎడ్డ edda, s. vide. ఎడద edada.
ఎడ్డె edde, adj. Stupid. 2. Obstinate. ఎడ్డెతనము eddetanamu, s. Stupi- dity. 2. Obstinacy.
ఎడ్లు edlu, s. plu. of ఎద్దు eddu, q. v. Bulls, oxen. ఎడ్లాకొట్టాము ecllakottamu, A stall for bulls or oxen.
ఎతుబరికాడు etubarikadu, .?. A thief; a rogue.
ఎత్తు ettu, 5. Height. 2. Weight. 3. A burden. 4. A quantity of two vis, or 6} pounds. 5. A wreath of flowers, adj. High. 2 Heavy, v. a, To lift up ; to raise. 2. To seize; to take away. 3. To assume. 4. To begin. 5, To obtain or procure. 6. To find out an item in an account. v. n. To rise.
ఎత్తికోలు ettikolu, s. Endeavour, exertion. ​ఎత్తుగడ ettugada, s. A project; a contrivance. 2. An endeavour or attempt.
ఎత్తుగడ్డలు ettugaddalu, s. The two clods of earth forming a fire place or hearth.
ఎద eda, s. The mind. 2. The breast, 3. The heart. ఎదానవేయు edanave- yu, v. a. To take any thing unlawfully or unjustly.
ఎదగు edagu, v. n. -To grow ; to vegetate ; to increase in stature. ఎదిగినపడుచు ediginapadutsu, A girl who is marriageable.
ఎదావు edavu, 5. A cow ready for the bull.
ఎదురు edurn, s. The front, that which is opposite- 2. Presence. 3. A parallel or comparison.
ఎద్దడి edcladi, s. Poverty, indigence. 2. Scarcity.
ఎద్దు eddu, s. An ox, or bullock. % A bull. ఎద్దుబళువు eddubaluvu, A bul- lock load. ఎద్దువాడు eclduvadu. A bullock-driver, or owner. To geld a bull.
ఎన ena, adj. Equal.
ఎనప enapa, adj. vide ఎనుము enumu,
ఎనభై enabhai, adj. Eighty.
ఎనమండ్రు enamandru, s. plu. Eight persons.
ఎనమన్నూఱు enamannurru, adj. Eight hundred.
ఎనయు enayu, v. n, To be united, or attached to ; to be joined, or mixed. 2. To be on intimate terms of friendship. 3. To be in coitu. 4. To be mixed, as ingredients in food. 5. To be of one accord, in music.
ఎనికె enike, s. A thread, composed of four single spun-threads united.
ఎనిమిది enimidi, adj. Eight.
ఎనియు eniyu, v. n. vide ఎనయు enayu.
ఎనుచు, ఎనుపు enutsu, enupu, v. a. To mix, or mingle. 2. To stir with a stick, as ingredients in a dish. ఎనుపుడు ennpudu, The act of mix- inor, or of stirring as above.
ఎనుపోతు enupotu, s. A male buffalo. ఎనుము, ఎనుపెంటి enumu, enupenti, A female buffalo. ఎనుప enupa, aclj< Of, or belonging to, a buffalo, as ఎనుపదూడ enupadiida, A buffalo- calf.
ఎనుబది enubadi, a$. Numeral. Eighty,
ఎన్నడు ennadu, adv. lit. What day? When ? 2. Always, ever.
ఎన్ని enni, adj. vro. Collective, in the neuter gender. How many ? It is the interrogative of అన్ని anni, and ఇన్ని inni, q. v... ​ఎన్నిక ennika, s. The act of counting. 2. A thought. 3. An opinion. 4. Esteem, regard. 5. Conjecture, hope.
ఎన్ను ennu, s. The ear of paddy, or of other similar grain.
ఎన్ను ennu, p. a. To count, to reck- on. 2. To esteem, or regard. 3. To think, believe, or imagine, vide ఎంచు entsu.
ఎన్బది enbadi, adj. Numeral. Eighty.
ఎపుడు, ఎప్పుడు epuclu, eppudu, adv. When ? At what time.
ఎబ్బెఱికము ebberrikamu, aefy*. Ugly, loathsome, disgusting.
ఎమికె emike, s. vide ఎముక emuka.
ఎమిడికలు, ఎమిడికపాములు emidikalu, emidikapainulu, s. Worms, (Teres) such as are engendered in the human species.
ఎముక, ఎమ్ము emuka emmu, s. A bone. ఎముకలవఱ్ఱు emukalavarrru, A person reduced by disease to mere skin and bone.
ఎమ్మె ernme, s. Beauty.
ఎర era, s. Sorrow, grief. 2. Bait, or prey of any kind, used to catch fish, wild beasts, &c 3. Food.
ఎరియు eriyu, v. n. To burn ; to be consumed. 2. To grieve. ఎరగలి, ఎరవలిeragali, eravali, s. Fire in a forest, or jungle.
ఎరువు eruvu, s. A thing lent or borrowed, for temporary use. 2. Manure.
ఎఱ erra, s. Redness. 2- Food. c^'. Red. 2. possible.
ఎఱకలు errakalu, s. pi. Wings.
ఎఱగు erragu, p. a. To prostrate oneVself ; to bow.
ఎఱచి errachi, 5. Flesh.
ఎఱపఱికము erraparrikamu, s. Reluctance, disinclination. 2. Aversion, repugnance; disgust. 3. Contempt.
ఎఱమంటలు erramantalu, 5. A great heat. 2. Inflammation.
ఎఱికె errike, 5. m'cfe ఎఱుగు errugti.
ఎఱుకలవాడు, ఎఱుకువాడు errukalavac]u, errukuvadu, 5. Zi£. One who knows. The male of a certain tribe, inhabiting forests and mountains, of which tfye females are renowned as fortune-tellers. They speak a language different from that used by the people of the plains, and in their habits much resemble the gypsies.
ఎఱుగు errugu, v. a. To possess a pre- vious knowledge of. 2. To be acquainted with. 3. To understand, or know. This verb is chiefly us-id' in the aorist.
ఎఱుపు errupu, $* Redness. ​ఎఱ్ఱ erra, adj. Red, 2. Of a fair colour. s. A red earth-worm, used as bait. ఎఱ్ఱచీమ erracliima, A red-ant. ఎఱ్ఱనివేలుపు erranivelupu, ft£. The red deity, the sun. ఎఱ్ఱవుల్లిగడ్డ erravullioadda, Onion, 2>ide ఉల్లి ulli.
ఎల ela, adj. Tender, delicate. ఎలమావి elaniavi, A young mango. ఎలనాగ elanaga, A female of a delicate form.
ఎలగోలు elagolu, 5. The van-guard of an army.
ఎలమి elami, s. Joy; pleasure; delight,
ఎలయించు elayintsu, v. a. To gladden, or exhilarate. 2. To give,
ఎలికె elike, 5. vide ఎలుక eluka,
ఎలుంగురాల్పడ elunguralpada, s. A low inarticulate expression of joy or grief.
ఎలుక eluka, s. A rat. ఎలుకలబోను elukalabonu, A rat-trap. ఎలుకచెవిపల్లిక elukackevipallika, lit. The rat-ear-ed plant. The evolvulus emargi- natus.
ఎలుగు elugu, 5. The human voice. 2. The cry of any animal. 3. Sound. 4. A bear. ఎలుగిచ్చు elugitstsu, To make a noise; tw roar, or cry. ఎలుగెత్తు elugettu, To raise the voice. ఎలుగురాయు eluguriyu, To become hoarse.
ఎలుగుగొడ్డు, ఎలుగుమంటి eluguffoddu. elugunianti, s. A bear.
ఎల్ల ella, adj. All. 5. A limit, or boundary. ఎల్లప్పుడు ellappudu, Always, frequently. ఎల్లరు ellaru, Every one. ఎల్లరాయి ellarayi, A boundary stone. ఎల్లయేర్పఱచు ellaerparratsrs To fix a boundary. ఎల్లదాటిపోవు elladatipovu, To transgress a boundary.
ఎల్లి elli, s. To-morrow.
ఎల్లిదము ellidamu, s. Astonishment, surprise, wonder.
ఎల్లుండి ellundi, s. The day after tomorrow.
ఎవ్వడు evvadu, _pro. Interrogative, masc. Sing. Who? its fem. and neuter form is ఏది edi.
ఎవ్వతె evvate, pro. Interrogative, tern- sing. Which woman? vide ఏది edi.
ఎవ్వరు evvaru, pro. Interrogative, masc. & fern. pi. Who ? its neuter form is ఏవి evi.
ఎషు eshu, rtc?2?.How?.in whatmanuer? in what way? ఎషువంటి eshuvanti, adj. What kind or sort? ఎషువలె eshu vale, Like what?
ఎసకము esaka v nu, s. Exaggeration.
ఎసగు esagu, v. n . To resemble, to agree with. ​ఎసరు esaru, s. Water, boiled for the purpose of dressing victuals, &c
ఎసల esala, s. Aflat earthen vessel.
ఎసలారు esalaru, v.n. To be adorned.