వేప

See also: వాపు, వాఁపు, వీపు, and వేపు

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”). Cognate with Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu), Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Kannada ಬೇವು (bēvu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋeːpa/

Noun

వేప • (vēpa) n (plural వేపలు)

  1. neem or margosa - Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India
    Synonyms: నింబము (nimbamu), వేము (vēmu)

Derived terms

  • వేపచెట్టు (vēpaceṭṭu, “neem tree”)
  • వేపనూనె (vēpanūne, “neem oil”)
  • వేపపుల్ల (vēpapulla, “neem stick”)
  • వేపపువ్వు (vēpapuvvu, “neem flower”)
  • వేపపూపండుగ (vēpapūpaṇḍuga, “the feast held at the season when the Margosa tree is in flower”)
  • వేపాకు (vēpāku, “neem leaf”)

References

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