వేడు

See also: వాడు, విడు, and వీడు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• వేఁడు (vēn̆ḍu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with వేడుక (vēḍuka, “festival, joy”), Tamil வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to desire, beg”), Kannada ಬೇಡು (bēḍu, “to wish, desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːɖu/

Verb

వేడు • (vēḍu)

1. to pray, beg, solicit, beseech, implore, entreat, plead
2. to request, ask
3. to wish, desire

References

• "వేడు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 501
• "వేడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1227
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vēṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.