పందిరి

Telugu

Alternative forms

• పందిలి (pandili)

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil பந்தர் (pantar), Malayalam പന്തൽ (pantal). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan̪d̪iɾi/, [pand̪iɾi]

Noun

పందిరి • (pandiri) ? (plural పందిరులు)

1. canopy, pandal
2. a shed or awning made of leaves or wicker work
3. a porch

References

• Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “పందిరి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3922, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.