See also: పిండు

Telugu edit

 
రకరకాల పండ్లు.

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-. Cognate with Kannada ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu), Malayalam പഴം (paḻaṁ), Tamil பழம் (paḻam).

Noun edit

పండు (paṇḍun (plural పండ్లు)

  1. (botany) fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization)
    Synonyms: పిందె (pinde), ఫలము (phalamu)

Adjective edit

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. ripe, mature

Verb edit

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. To ripen, grow ripe, mature.
    Synonym: ఫలించు (phaliñcu)

Etymology 2 edit

Abbreviated from పడుండు (paḍuṇḍu).

Verb edit

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. To lie down.
    Synonym: తెండు (teṇḍu)

References edit

  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “పండు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]