పెత్తండ్రి

Telugu

Etymology

పెద్ద (pedda, “elder”) +‎ తండ్రి (taṇḍri, “father”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pet̪ːaɳɖɾi/

Noun

పెత్తండ్రి • (pettaṇḍri) m (plural పెత్తండ్రులు)

An elder uncle; i.e., father's elder brother or husband of mother's elder sister.
Synonym: పెదనాన్న (pedanānna)

References

"పెద్ద" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 795

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