(p. 1) a a.1. The first letter of the Telugu alphabet as of many others. Hence the phrase అ ఆలు formed like the word 'alphabet' from the first two letters in the series, means the whole of the Tel. alphabet. See ఓనమాలు and వర్ణమాల. అకారము is the letter or sound of a, the term కారము being added to each letter in naming it. అకారాదిగా beginning with the letter అ seriatim, i.e., in alphabetical order. The letter అ has the same shape as the Eng. 'A' reversed. but is quite rounded off, and represents like its Semitic prototype 'the horns of an ox' (Taylor.) The stroke / called తలకట్టు tala-kaṭṭu and placed over many consonants is popularly, though by mistake as pointed out by Burnell, taken to be the secondary form of అ. The letter అ has the same sound as the Eng. a in 'around.' 'delta','Victoria. ' It is the 'low-back-wide vowel formed by the jaws, pharynx and lips wide open' and is supposed to be inherent in consonants -- e. g., in బ b, ల l, జ j.

(p. 3) aṅkālu , చిట్టి అంకాలు, అంకులు n. Name of a tree. నందివృక్షము, పాలచెట్టు Cedrela Tuna. or Mimusops Hexandra.

(p. 3) aṅkāḷamma ankāḷamma. [Tel.] n. A village goddess. ఒక గ్రామదేవత. Same as అంకమ్మ.

(p. 3) aṅkiṇīlu ankiṇīlu. [Tel.] n. Trappings, ornaments of a saddle. See పట్టాభిరామాయణము.

(p. 3) aṅkiyamu ankiyamu. [Tel.] n. Same as అంకెము.

(p. 3) aṅku anku. [Tel.] n. A village goddess. Same as అంకమ్మ.

(p. 4) aṅgadēśamu angadēṣamu. [Skt.] n. An ancient name for the country near the junction of the river Sarayu with the Ganges.

(p. 4) aṅgana angana. [Skt. from అంగము] n. A woman. పుణ్యాంగన a noble dame.

(p. 5) aṅgarēku anga-rēku. [H.] n. Jacket, చొక్కా. Same as అంగరకా.

(p. 5) aṅgalārcu angalārṭsu. [Tel.] v. n. To cry or lament. To grieve or sorrow. అంగలార్పు n. Grief, sorrow.

(p. 5) aṅgahīnamu anga-hīnamu. [Skt.] a. Mutilated, maimed. అంగహీనుడు [Skt.] n. He who is maimed or lame.

(p. 5) aṅgāradollelu augāra-dollelu. [Skt.+Tel.] n. Fried wheat cakes. Same as అంగరొల్లెలు.

(p. 8) aṇṭu antu. [Tel.] n. Uncleanness, defilement by touch, impurity, such as is caused by the death of a relative, or by touching a lower caste man. Relationship. అంటుది an unclean woman. అంటుపడ్డాడు he was polluted, he became unclean. అంటుగా ఉండేయిల్లు. a house ceremonially polluted. మాకు రేపు అంటు (లేక, మైల) వదులును tomorrow we shall be free from [ceremonial] impurity. వానికనిమాకును మరేమి అంటుసంటు లేదు I have no connection with him. I have nothing to do with him.

(p. 9) anta anta. [Tel.] n. Whole; adj. So much. adv. Then, afterwards. నీ వెంత అడిగితే అంత యిస్తాను I will give you as much as you ask. అంతకంటె then that. అంతకంత as much again. అంతకంతకు by degrees; more and more. అంతకుముందు before that. అంతమంది so many men. అంత. మందిలో among so many persons. అంతమట్టుకు so far, thus far. అంతమాత్రము only so much అంతసేపు so long. అంతలో in the mean time. మూడంతలు three times as much. అక్కడికి పోయినంతలో on his going there. వాడు తనంతనే వచ్చినాడు he came of his own accord. అంతవాడు లేడు. there never was such a man. రాజంతవాడవు thou art equal to the king. నాయంతవాడు my equal, one like me one as tall as I am. అంతే అవును. that probably is the case నిద్రలేచినంతలో when he rose from sleep, as soon as he awoke. నేను తెలిసికొన్నంత as much as I know అంతపని such an act.

(p. 10) antakuḍu antakuḍu. [Skt.] n. A name of Yama, the god of death. యముడు, మృత్యువు నరాంతకుడు a homicide. శ్లేష్మాంతకము a remedy against phlegm. In compounds like this అంతకము denotes 'anti,' as a remedy against.