ఎండ

See also: ఎండు, ఎడం, and ఎడ

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *enṯ-. Cognate with Tamil என்று (eṉṟu, “sun”). See also Doublet of ఎండు (eṇḍu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɳɖa/

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• Rhymes: -డ

Noun

ఎండ • (eṇḍa) n (plural ఎండలు)

1. heat
2. glare, radiance
3. sunlight, sunshine

   Synonyms: ఆతపము (ātapamu), ప్రకాశము (prakāśamu), సూర్యప్రకాశము (sūryaprakāśamu)

References

• "ఎండ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179
• ఎండ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)