అరి

See also: అర

Telugu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *ari. Cognate with Tamil வரி (vari, “tribute, tax, duty”), Tamil அரி (ari, “reaped handful of paddy rice”).

Noun

అరి • (ari) ? (plural అరులు)

  1. Tax, tribute

Affix

అరి • (ari)

  1. An affix denoting possession.
    మగ్గరి ― maggari ― weaver

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अरि (ari, “enemy”). Cognate with Tamil அரி (ari, “enemy”).

Noun

అరి • (ari) ? (plural అరులు)

  1. An enemy.
    మురారి ― murāri ― enemy of Mura.
    కైటభారి ― kaiṭabhāri ― enemy of Kaitabha.

References

  • “అరి” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 80
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