అంగడి

See also: అగడు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of అమ్ము (ammu, “selling”) +‎ కడ (kaḍa, “place”); possibly originating from Proto-Dravidian (*am + *kaṭi). Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṅgaḍi, “store, shop”), Tamil அங்காடி (aṅkāṭi, “market, bazaar”) and Malayalam അങ്ങാടി (aṅṅāṭi, “market”).

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): /aŋɡaɖi/

Noun

అంగడి • (aṅgaḍi) n (plural అంగళ్లు or అంగడ్లు)

1. shop, market, stall

   Synonym: దుకాణము (dukāṇamu)

Derived terms

• అంగడికాడు (aṅgaḍikāḍu, “shopkeeper, businessman”)
• అంగడిబొమ్మ (aṅgaḍibomma, “prostitute”)

References

• "అంగడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 4
• అంగడి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

  L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అంగడి”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications