వాచరచు
Telugu
Etymology
వా (vā, “mouth”) + చరచు (caracu, “to slap”). Called this because Indian beggars often slap their open mouth with the open hand when wailing to attract attention.
References
- "వా" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1153
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