గుడి

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɖi/
• Rhymes: -డి

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV. Doublet of గుడ్డు (guḍḍu)

Noun

గుడి • (guḍi) n (plural గుళ్ళు)

1. A circle
2. The name of the secondary form of the vowel ఇ (i).

Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Kannada ಗುಡಿ (guḍi), Tamil குடி (kuṭi).

Noun

గుడి • (guḍi) n (plural గుళ్ళు)

1. A temple

Synonyms

• ఆలయము (ālayamu)
• దేవాలయము (dēvālayamu)

Derived terms

• గర్భగుడి (garbhaguḍi)
• గుడిప్రదక్షిణము (guḍipradakṣiṇamu)
• గుడిబండ (guḍibaṇḍa)
• గుడివాడ (guḍivāḍa)

 

References

• గుడి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
• Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “గుడి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 301.

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