పదును
Telugu edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பதம் (patam, “proper consistency, quality of fitness”), Kannada ಪದ (pada, “proper or good state or condition”).[1]
Noun edit
పదును • (padunu) n (plural పదునులు)
Derived terms edit
- పదునుపెట్టు (padunupeṭṭu, “to sharpen”)
- పదునైన (padunaina, “sharp”)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பத (pata, “to become moist, marshy”).[2]
Noun edit
పదును • (padunu) n (plural పదునులు)
References edit
- "పదును" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 317
- "పదును" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 710
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “patam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pata”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.