Telugu

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पोषक (poṣaka) +‎ -డు (-ḍu).

Noun

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పోషకుడు (pōṣakuḍu? (plural పోషకులు)

  1. A patron, protector,

References

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"పోషకుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 822