తొందర

Telugu

Etymology

Reduplication of తొర (tora, “quickness”). Cognate with Kannada ತೊಂದರೆ (tondare), Tamil தொந்தரவு (tontaravu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪on̪d̪aɾa/, [t̪ond̪aɾa]

Noun

తొందర • (tondara) ? (plural తొందరలు)

1. great haste, hurry
2. trouble, annoyance
3. confusion, perplexity

References

• "తొందర" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 248
• "తొందర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 556