[The original form of this word is tenugu (q. v.) It literally means “the language of the South” Some wrongly derive it from trilinga. For other attempts to derive it see Caldwell.] [Drav.] n. The Telugu language, andhramu. A Telugu man or woman. A Telugu word. thus telugulu Telugu words (Appa C. i. 271.) so called as distinguished from Sanskrit. accatelugupure Telugu, free from foreign elements. teligincu or tenigincu teligintsu. v. t. To translate into Telugu. telunguloki bhasantaramuceyu.