పడుచు
Telugu edit
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /paɖut͡ɕu/, [paɖut͡ʃu]
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil படுசி (paṭuci, “a young one”), Kannada ಪಡತಿ (paḍati, “woman”).[1]
Alternative forms edit
- పడుౘు (paḍuĉu)
Adjective edit
పడుచు • (paḍucu)
Noun edit
పడుచు • (paḍucu) ? (plural పడుచులు)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பட்டி (paṭṭi, “lawless, unbridled person”), படிறு (paṭiṟu, “lying, deceit”), Kannada ಪಡಪು (paḍapu, “adultery”).[2]
Verb edit
పడుచు • (paḍucu)
- to solicit (as a prostitute)
References edit
- "పడుచు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 316
- "పడుచు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 706
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “paṭṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “paṭṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.