పొడి

See also: పాడి, పాడె, పీడ, పేడ, పేడి, and పైడి

Telugu

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொடி (poṭi, “to be broken to pieces (as rice), become pulverized; powder”), Kannada ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), Tulu ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), and Malayalam പൊടി (poṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɖi/

Noun

పొడి • (poḍi) ? (plural పొళ్ళు)

1. powder; the fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding or grinding

Synonyms

• గుండ (guṇḍa)
• చూర్ణము (cūrṇamu)

Derived terms

• పొడికొట్టు (poḍikoṭṭu, “to powder”)
• పొడిచేయు (poḍicēyu, “to powder”)
• ముక్కుపొడి (mukkupoḍi, “snuff”)

 

Adjective

పొడి • (poḍi)

1. free from moisture - dry
2. powdered

Synonyms

• ఎండిన (eṇḍina)

Antonyms

• తడి (taḍi, “wet”)

Derived terms

• పొడిదగ్గు (poḍidaggu, “dry cough”)

 

References

• "పొడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 810
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “poṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396.