దాపు

See also: దీపం and దంపు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪aːpu/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with దగ్గర (daggara), Tamil அடு (aṭu, “to be next, near”).

Noun

దాపు • (dāpu) n (plural దాపులు)

nearness
Synonyms: దగ్గర (daggara), సమీపము (samīpamu)

Antonyms: ఎడ (eḍa), దవ్వు (davvu), దూరము (dūramu)

Adjective

దాపు • (dāpu)

near
Synonym: దగ్గరి (daggari)

Antonyms: ఎడమ (eḍama), ఎడవు (eḍavu), దూరపు (dūrapu)

ఆ ఇల్లు నాకు దాపు నీకు దూరము.
ā illu nāku dāpu nīku dūramu.
That house is near to me and far from you.
neighbouring, next, bordering on

Derived terms

దాదాపు (dādāpu)

Verb

దాపు • (dāpu) (causal దాపించు)

to hide
Synonym: దాచు (dācu)

References

"దాపు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 588
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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