గడ్డ

See also: గడ్డి, గుడ్డు, గొడ్డు, గడ్డం, and గుడ్డ

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɖːa/
• Rhymes: -డ్డ

Noun

గడ్డ • (gaḍḍa) n (plural గడ్డలు)

1. A lump, mass or clod.
2. Any bulbous root.

   Synonym: దుంప (dumpa)

3. An island.

   Synonyms: దీవి (dīvi), లంక (laṅka), ద్వీపము (dvīpamu)

4. (geography) A continent or part of the Earth.

   Synonym: ఖండము (khaṇḍamu)

5. A bank, brink, edge.

Derived terms

• గడ్డకట్టిన (gaḍḍakaṭṭina, “lumped, frozen”)
• మంచుగడ్డ (mañcugaḍḍa, “ice”)

References

• "గడ్డ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 353