కదురు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil கதிர் (katir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad̪uɾu/

Noun

కదురు • (kaduru) n (plural కదుళ్ళు)

1. (spinning) A rod used for spinning and winding natural fibres - spindle.

   అయ్య కదురువలె, అమ్మ కుదురువలె

   ayya kaduruvale, amma kuduruvale

   The husband like a spindle, the wife like a mortar.

References

• "కదురు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 239