Telugu

noun

Tel·u·gu ˈte-lə-ˌgü

plural Telugu or Telugus

: a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India

: the Dravidian language of the Telugu people

Examples of Telugu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages. —

Rudie Obias, Variety, 8 July 2024 Kalki will end at No. 8 on 925 screens in week two, the second weekend in the top 10 for the Telugu sci-fi epic from Prathyangira Cinemas, which was No. 5 a week ago. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 July 2024 It was released in several Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2024 Neither of Modi’s principal allies, N. Chandrababu Naidu, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party, or Nitish Kumar, the head of the Janata Dal (United), will be unaware of these dangers. —

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for Telugu

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