(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. 2) a a. 10. [Skt. from న the n sound being elided.] A negative prefix becoming AN before vowels and corresponding to the privatives à, án (Gk.), in (Lat.), and un (Eng.) Thus క్రమము regularity, అక్రమము irregularity; ఆదరణ kindness, అనాదరణ unkindness.

(p. 2) aṅkaṇamu ankanamu. [Tel. related to అంగ and అడుగు, the foot; borrowed by Skt. from Dravidian languages. Cf. Kittel and Gundert.] n. The act of branding or marking. Intercolumniation. Apartment. The space between any two beams, or pillars. రెండు దూలముల, లేక, స్తంభముల నడిమి ప్రదేశము. నలుచదరపుచోటు; తొట్టికట్టు. అంకణమునకు రూపాయి బాడిగ' the rent of each apartment is one rupee. మీదెన్ని అంకణముల యిల్లు how many apartments are there in your house? how big is it?

(p. 3) aṅkiḷlu or అంకులు ankiḷḷu. [Tel. from అంగిలి+కీళ్లు] n. plu. The joints of the cheek bones; the maxillary joints. అతనికి అంకిళ్లు పడిపోయినవి he has lock-jaw.

(p. 4) aṅgadamu angadamu. [Skt. from అంగము.] n. A bracelet worn upon the upper arm. కేయూరము, బాహుపురి.

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

(p. 5) aṅgavastramu angavastrama. [Skt. from అంగము.] n. s. A man's upper vest, a garment.

(p. 6) aṅguṭamu anguṭamu. [from Skt. అంగుష్ఠము] n. The thumb, the great toe. బొటన వ్రేలు.

(p. 7) añca anṭsa. [from అంచు] affix. Near, with, by. వద్ద.

(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) aṇṭlu anṭlu. [Tel.] n. plu. Cooking utensils that are not washed clean. ఆ తపెలలో ఇంకా అంట్లు పోలేదు the pot is not yet cleaned (from the sticking, i. e.,) from the fragments of boiled rice. నేను యింకా అంట్లు తోమలేదు. I have not yet cleaned the cooking utensils.

(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. 13) antipuramu antipuramu. [from Skt. అంతఃపురము] n. The seraglio. రాణివాసము.

(p. 13) andakatte andakatte. [Tel. from అందము.] n. A beauty, a lovely girl. సౌందర్యవతి.

(p. 14) andāka andāka. [Tel. from అంత+దనుక.] adv. Thus far, so far, so long, till then అదివరకు.