పదును

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pad̪unu/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பதம் (patam, “proper consistency, quality of fitness”), Kannada ಪದ (pada, “proper or good state or condition”).^[1]

Noun

పదును • (padunu) n (plural పదునులు)

the cutting ability of an edge; sharpness
Synonym: వాడి (vāḍi)

Derived terms

పదునుపెట్టు (padunupeṭṭu, “to sharpen”)
పదునైన (padunaina, “sharp”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பத (pata, “to become moist, marshy”).^[2]

Noun

పదును • (padunu) n (plural పదునులు)

moisture
Synonym: తడి (taḍi)

References

"పదును" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 317
"పదును" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 710

^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “patam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.
^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pata”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

[1] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “patam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pata”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

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