పెరడు

See also: పురుడు, పౌరుడు, పరుడు, పోరాడు, and -పరుడు

Telugu edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Probably a metathesis of పెడలు (peḍalu, “backyard of a house”), and thus also Tamil பிடர் (piṭar, “nape of the neck”), Kannada ಪೆಡ (peḍa, “state of being behind or after, the back”).”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /peɾaɖu/

Noun edit

పెరడు • (peraḍu) n (plural పెరళ్ళు)

the backyard of a house
Synonym: దొడ్డి (doḍḍi)

Derived terms edit

కూరపెరడు (kūraperaḍu, “kitchen garden”)
పెరటిగుమ్మము (peraṭigummamu, “backyard door”)
పెరటిదోవ (peraṭidōva, “backyard way”)
మరుగుపెరడు (maruguperaḍu, “privy, bathroom”)

References edit

"పెరడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 797