# DDSA Brown Telugu-English — Telugu-English Dictionary

> Searchable Telugu-English dictionary based on Charles Philip Brown's classic lexicon. (iPhone/iPad app by Charles Cooney.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ddsa-brown-telugu-english/id1519107770 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Charles Cooney](https://appshunter.io/developer/1368018437)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ddsa-brown-telugu-english/id1519107770/reviews.md

## What is DDSA Brown Telugu?

The Brown Telugu-English dictionary app is a product of the Digital South Asia Library program (https://dsal.uchicago.edu) at the University of Chicago. The app offers a searchable version of Charles Philip Brown's "A Telugu-English dictionary." New ed., thoroughly rev. and brought up to date ... 2nd ed. Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903.

The Telugu-English dictionary app can be used both online and offline. The online version interacts with a database that runs remotely on a server at the University of Chicago. The offline version uses a database that is created on the device upon first download.

By default, the app operates in the online mode.

The default mode for this app is to search headwords. To search for a headword, touch the search box at the top (magnifying glass icon) to expose the on-screen keyboard and begin searching. Headwords can be entered in Telugu, accented latin characters, and unaccented latin characters.

After entering three characters in the search box, a scrollable list of search suggestions will pop up. Touch the word to search for and it will automatically fill in the search field. Or ignore suggestions and enter the search term completely. To execute the search, touch the return button on the keyboard.

By default, headword searches expand off the end of the search term. In other words, searching for "kar" will generate results for headwords that begin with "kara" and have any number of trailing characters, like "karata", "karāṭamu", "karavēru", etc. To expand the front of a query, users can enter the "%" character at the beginning of search term. For example, "%kar" will find "aṅkāriñcu", "antḥkaraṇamu", "akaru", etc. The wildcard character at the front of a word also expands search suggestions.

For fulltext searching, select the "Fulltext" search scope button and then enter the search term in the search box at the top.

Fulltext searching supports multiword searching. For example, "rice flour" returns 10 results where "rice" and "flour" can be found in the same definition. Multiword searches can be executed with the boolean operators "NOT" and "OR" as well. The search "rice OR flour" returns 280 fulltext results; "rice NOT flour" returns 214 fulltext results.

To conduct substring matching, select an option from the "Search Options" sub-menu, enter a string in the search field, and touch return. The default for all searching is "Words beginning with." But for example, selecting "Words ending with," "Search all text," and then entering "itable" as the search string will find 70 examples of words that end in "itable."
Search results come first in a numbered list that displays the Telugu headword, the accented latin transliteration of the headword, and a chunk of the definition. To see a full definition, touch the headword.

In online mode, the full result page also has a page number link that the user can click to get the full page context of the definition. Link arrows at the top of the full page allow the user to click to previous and next pages in the dictionary.

To select either online or offline mode, simply toggle the selector at the top of the screen.
Note that on start up, the app will test to see whether the device has an internet connection and the remote server is available. Again, the app operates in online mode by default. The user should select the appropriate mode before conducting a search.

## Key features

- Searchable Telugu-English dictionary
- Online and offline modes
- Headword, fulltext, and substring search
- Wildcard and boolean operators
- Search suggestions
- Definition snippets and full definitions

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ddsa-brown-telugu-english/id1519107770/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Can’t read the words you type

*2021-10-18*

When you type in the words in the search bar, the bar appears blank, as if the font is also in white color on the white background of the search bar. This makes it difficult to use the app given one is already lost and looking for unfamiliar words

## Frequently asked questions about DDSA Brown Telugu

### What is DDSA Brown Telugu-English?

DDSA Brown Telugu-English is a mobile application that provides a searchable version of Charles Philip Brown's "A Telugu-English dictionary." It allows users to look up words and definitions between Telugu and English.

### Can I use DDSA Brown Telugu-English offline?

Yes, the app offers both online and offline modes. The offline version creates a local database on your device upon first download for use without an internet connection.

### How do I search for words in DDSA Brown Telugu-English?

You can search for headwords by typing in Telugu, accented latin, or unaccented latin characters. The app also supports fulltext searching and substring matching with various search options.

### Does DDSA Brown Telugu-English have ads?

No, DDSA Brown Telugu-English does not contain advertisements. It is a free application without any in-app purchases or ads.

### What devices is DDSA Brown Telugu-English available on?

DDSA Brown Telugu-English is available for iPhone and iPad devices, as indicated by its supported devices list.

### How often is DDSA Brown Telugu-English updated?

The app was last updated on August 13, 2024, with version 2.0. This suggests regular updates to maintain functionality and potentially add new features.

### What is the age rating for DDSA Brown Telugu-English?

DDSA Brown Telugu-English has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users, including younger individuals.

### Where does the data for DDSA Brown Telugu-English come from?

The app is a product of the Digital South Asia Library program at the University of Chicago and is based on Charles Philip Brown's "A Telugu-English dictionary," first published in 1903.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2024-08-13

This version of the DDSA Tamil Lexicon can now be used in landscape mode on iPads.

### 1.0 — 2020-06-18

No release notes.

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