వద్దు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• వలదు (valadu)

Etymology

From the negative aorist of the verb వలయు (valayu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋad̪ːu/

Verb

వద్దు • (vaddu)

1. auxiliary verb with infinitive equivalent to the negative imperative or negative hortative: do not, ought not, must not, no!

   (మీరు) చెప్ప వద్దు! ― (mīru) ceppa vaddu! ― (You) do not say!

References

• "వద్దు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 472
• "వద్దు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1144