విందు
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with వింత (vinta, “oddity, marvel”), Tamil விருந்து (viruntu, “banquet; guest, newcomer; freshness”), Malayalam വിരുന്ന് (virunnŭ, “entertainment, feast”), Kannada ಬಿರ್ದು (birdu, “banquet, feasting”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
విందు • (vindu) ? (plural విందులు)
- a treat, entertainment, banquet, dinner, feast
- an invitation
- hospitality
- a guest
- a relation
References edit
- "విందు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 482
- "విందు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1170
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5415, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.