తడి
Telugu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with తనియు (taniyu, “to be satisfied or contented”), Tamil தண் (taṇ, “cold, cool, grace”), Malayalam തണ് (taṇŭ, “cold”), Kannada ತಣ್ (taṇ, “coolness, cold”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪aɖi/
Synonyms
- తేమ (tēma)
Antonyms
- పొడి (poḍi, “dry”)
Related terms
- చిత్తడి (cittaḍi, “much dampness”)
References
- "తడి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 223
- "తడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 504
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3045, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.
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