బువ్వకుడుపు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of బువ్వ (buvva, “food, rice”) +‎ కుడుపు (kuḍupu, “feeding”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buʋːakuɖupu/

Noun

బువ్వకుడుపు • (buvvakuḍupu) n (plural బువ్వకుడుపులు)

A weaning event; a ceremony where an infant is fed solid food for the first time.
Synonyms: తొలుకుడుపు (tolukuḍupu), అన్నప్రాశనము (annaprāśanamu)

References

"బువ్వ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 898

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