చెడు

See also: చూడు and చెండు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *keṭu. Cognate with Tamil கெடு (keṭu), Malayalam കെടുക (keṭuka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeɖu/, [t͡ʃeɖu]

Noun

చెడు • (ceḍu) ? (plural చెళ్ళు)

1. bad

Verb

చెడు • (ceḍu)

1. to be spoiled or damaged
2. to become rotten or worthless
3. to become wicked or bad
4. to be dispelled, dissipated, or done away with as darkness
5. to become bad, damaged, or ruined

References

• "చెడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 428