పెండ్లి
Telugu
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ (“woman, wife”). Literally, “taking a wife”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɳɖli/
Noun
పెండ్లి • (peṇḍli) n (plural పెండ్లులు)
Derived terms
- పెండ్లికూతురు (peṇḍlikūturu, “bride”)
- పెండ్లికొడుకు (peṇḍlikoḍuku, “bridegroom”)
- బొమ్మలపెండ్లి (bommalapeṇḍli, “toy marriage”)
References
- "పెండ్లి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 785
- పెండ్లి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
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