గుండు
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil குண்டு (kuṇṭu, “ball”), Kannada ಗುಣ್ಡು (guṇḍu, “anything globular”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
గుండు • (guṇḍu) ? (plural గుంళ్ళు)
- a cylindrical or spherical object
- a round stone
- a cannonball or bullet
- a lump
- a weight (or stone) for scales
- a hill
- a polishing stone used by masons in plastering
Adjective edit
గుండు • (guṇḍu)
References edit
- "గుండు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 163
- "గుండు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 372
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.