Telugu
noun
Tel·u·gu
ˈte-lə-ˌgü 
plural Telugu or Telugus
1
: a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India
2
: the Dravidian language of the Telugu people
Examples of Telugu in a Sentence
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Collective Newsroom will create and publish journalism for BBC News in six Indian languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as in English for the BBC News India YouTube channel, and produce other English-language content.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The ads were written in three different languages widely spoken in India: Hindi, Telugu, and English.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Fatehi made her name across India performing what are known as item songs — special musical numbers inserted into a movie — in numerous Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
Hitherto a Kannada-language specialist, KRG is now expanding across the four southern Indian languages that also include Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
On the other hand, the Telugu film Hanu-Man has completed a month at the ticket windows and continues to woo audiences.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
The 19-year-old actress started her career in Tamil and Telugu films.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Beyond North Indian language Hindi, Disney+ Hotstar is developing a slate in the South India’s Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
All the films will also be available in versions dubbed in the other three southern Indian languages — Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada — and in most cases in northern Indian language Hindi as well.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The ads were written in three different languages widely spoken in India: Hindi, Telugu, and English.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Fatehi made her name across India performing what are known as item songs — special musical numbers inserted into a movie — in numerous Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
Hitherto a Kannada-language specialist, KRG is now expanding across the four southern Indian languages that also include Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
On the other hand, the Telugu film Hanu-Man has completed a month at the ticket windows and continues to woo audiences.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
The 19-year-old actress started her career in Tamil and Telugu films.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Beyond North Indian language Hindi, Disney+ Hotstar is developing a slate in the South India’s Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
All the films will also be available in versions dubbed in the other three southern Indian languages — Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada — and in most cases in northern Indian language Hindi as well.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Telugu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Telugu. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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