ఏనుగు

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay. Cognate with Kannada ಆನೆ (āne), Malayalam ആന (āna), Tamil ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”), யானை (yāṉai, “elephant”), Tulu ಆನೆ (āne).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːnuɡu/

Noun

ఏనుగు • (ēnugu) ? (plural ఏనుగులు)

  1. elephant
    Synonyms: కుంజరము (kuñjaramu), గజము (gajamu), హస్తి (hasti), కరి (kari)
  2. (chess) A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.

Derived terms

See also
Chess pieces in Telugu · చదరంగ పావులు (cadaraṅga pāvulu) (layout · text)
రాజు (rāju) మంత్రి (mantri) ఏనుగు (ēnugu) శకటము (śakaṭamu) గుర్రము (gurramu) బంటు (baṇṭu)

References
  • ఏనుగు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
  • Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “ఏనుగు”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 248.
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