గొయ్యి

Telugu

Close-up of a pit in the ground.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuẓ-V. Cognates with Tamil குழி (kuḻi), Malayalam കുഴി (kuḻi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡojːi/

Noun

గొయ్యి • (goyyi) n (plural గొయ్యులు)

1. a pit

   Synonyms: బొంద (bonda), ఒగ్గము (oggamu), బొరియ (boriya)

   ముందు నుయ్యి వెనుక గొయ్యి

   mundu nuyyi venuka goyyi

   Between a rock and a hard place.

   (literally, “There's a well in the front and a pit in the back.”)

References

• "గొయ్యి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 388