చెద

See also: చేదు

Telugu

termites or white ants

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சிதல் (cital), Kannada ಗೆದ್ದಲು (geddalu) or ಗೆಜ್ಜಲು (gejjalu), Malayalam ചിതൽ (cital). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

చెద • (ceda) ? (plural చెదలు)

1. A termite or white ant.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:చెద.

Derived terms

• చెదపురుగు (cedapurugu)

References

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