బీగపుచెవి

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of బీగపు (bīgapu, adjectival of బీగము (bīgamu, “lock”)) +‎ చెవి (cevi, “key”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biːɡaput͡ɕeʋi/, [biːɡaput͡ʃeʋi]

Noun

బీగపుచెవి • (bīgapucevi) n (plural బీగపుచెవులు)

A key.
Synonym: తాళపుచెవి (tāḷapucevi)

References

"బీగము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 892

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