See also: చెద

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕeːd̪u/, [t͡ʃeːd̪u]

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with కసు (kasu, raw, unripe), Tamil கய (kaya​, to be bitter; to abhor), Kannada ಕಯ್ (kay, bitterness).[1]

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Noun

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చేదు (cēdu? (plural చేదులు)

  1. bitter, bitterness
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Adjective

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చేదు (cēdu)

  1. bitter
    చేదు నారింజcēdu nāriñjabitter orange

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சேந்து (cēntu, to draw (as a rope)), Kannada ಸೇದು (sēdu, to draw up (water from a well)).[2]

Verb

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చేదు (cēdu)

  1. to draw up (as a bucket) hand over hand
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kaya”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cēntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.