Telugu
Telugu (తెలుగు)
Telugu (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Telugu
- Wikipedia's article - Telugu
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a Dravidian language native to India. It stands alongside Hindi, English and Bengali as one of the few languages with primary official language status in more than one Indian state. Telugu is the primary language in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the union territory of Puducherry.
Etymology
The term Telugu, then, is a result of an anachronism - namely that the modern term comes from the ancient term Telunga, which itself is a derivation from Trilinga, as in Trilinga Desa, "the country of the three lingas". The linga is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva.
Pronunciation
In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the pronunciation of Telugu is /ˈtɛlʊɡuː/. The first syllable is pronounced like 'tell' in English, the second like 'oo' in 'look', and the final vowel is a long 'oo' sound as in 'boot'.
Related Terms
- Dravidian languages: The family of languages that Telugu belongs to.
- Andhra Pradesh: One of the states in India where Telugu is the primary language.
- Telangana: Another state in India where Telugu is the primary language.
- Puducherry: A union territory in India where Telugu is one of the official languages.
- Hindi, English, Bengali: Other languages with primary official language status in more than one Indian state.
- Shiva: A Hindu deity represented by the linga, from which the term 'Telugu' is derived.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Telugu
- Wikipedia's article - Telugu
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski