పనివాడు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of పని (pani, “work”) +‎ వాడు (vāḍu, “man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paniʋaːɖu/

Noun

పనివాడు • (panivāḍu) m (plural పనివాళ్ళు)

A servant, workman.
Synonyms: లెంక (leṅka), బంటు (baṇṭu), భటుడు (bhaṭuḍu), సేవకుడు (sēvakuḍu)

References

"పని" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 708

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