Word history
Wiktionary records కల్లూరి (kallūri) as a Telugu surname. The entry derives the surname Kalluri from the place name Kalluru. కల్లూరు is the geographic base and కల్లూరి is the derived surname word, preserving the doubled consonant but changing the final vowel. The source supports that relationship between forms. It does not supply a unique settlement history or prove a migration route for an individual household.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Telugu entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
kallūri: From Kalluru.
Wiktionary contributors · Telugu entry, etymology and surname sense
Native-script forms
Place name
Kalluru · కల్లూరు.
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Telugu entry, etymology and surname sense
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