రేడు
Telugu edit
Alternative forms edit
ఱేడు (ṟēḍu), ఱేఁడు (ṟēn̆ḍu) (obsolete orthography)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *et̠ayant̠u. Cognate with Tamil இறைவன் (iṟaivaṉ) and Kannada ಎರೆ (ere).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
రేడు • (rēḍu) m (plural రేళ్ళు)
Derived terms edit
- ఏటిరేడు (ēṭirēḍu, “the ocean”)
- కడలిరేడు (kaḍalirēḍu, “Lord Varuna”)
- కాటిరేడు (kāṭirēḍu, “Lord of burial ground”)
- కొండరేడు (koṇḍarēḍu, “the Himalaya”)
- చిలువలరేడు (ciluvalarēḍu, “king of serpents”)
- నేలరేడు (nēlarēḍu, “king”)
- మన్నురేడు (mannurēḍu, “king”)
- రేరేడు (rērēḍu, “the moon”)
- వెన్నెలరేడు (vennelarēḍu, “moon”)
References edit
- "రేడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1093
- రేడు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iṟai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.