Global InformationSuryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu information
| Country | India |
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| Language | Telugu |
| Subject | Dictionary |
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| Media type | 8 volumes |
Sri Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu (శ్రీ సూర్యరాయాంధ్ర నిఘంటువు) is a Telugu language dictionary. It is the most comprehensive monolingual Telugu dictionary.[1][2] It was published in eight volumes between 1936 and 1974.[3][4][5] It was named after Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau, the zamindar of Pitapuram Estate who sponsored the first four volumes of the dictionary.[6][7][8]
The dictionary features over 1.1 lakh words with information about each entry like word origin, meaning, synonyms and historical usage in literature.[2] A team of 40 scholars contributed to the dictionary over a period of six decades from 1911 to 1974.[2][9] The first four volumes were published by Andhra Sahitya Parishad, Kakinada.[10]
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (1991). Dictionaries: An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography. Vol. Third. De Gruyter. p. 2528. ISBN 978-3-11-012421-7.
- ^ a b c Saride Nageswara Rao (20 December 2017). "Herculean task of compiling Suryarayandhra dictionary". The Hans India. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Indian Literature. Vol. 27. Sahitya Akademi. 1984. p. 163.
- ^ Rao, Sonti Venkata Suryanarayana (1999). Vignettes of Telugu Literature: A Concise History of Classical Telugu Literature. Jyeshtha Literary Trust. p. 153.
- ^ Anjaneyulu, D. (1984). "The Telugu Scene: Dissertations, the Popular Press and 'Mini'-literature". Indian Literature. 27 (6 (104)): 163. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 24158345.
- ^ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 308. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
- ^ Rao, I. V. Chalapati (1987). Sri R.V.K.M. Surya Rau Bahadur, Maharajah of Pithapuram. Telugu University. p. 27.
- ^ Debates; Official Report (in Telugu). Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. 1964. p. 59.
He had donated very handsomely for the publication of a comprehensive Telugu dictionary by name Suryaraya Andhra Nighantuvu.
- ^ Andhra Pradesh State Administration Report. Department of General Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1973. p. 34.
- ^ Suryaraaya Andhra Nighantuvu. Vol. 8. Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi. 1982.