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Telugu
Etymology
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha, “half”), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha). Doublet of అర్ధము (ardhamu).
Pronunciation
Noun
అడ్డ • (aḍḍa) ? (plural అడ్డలు)
- a dry-measure equal to twice the measure called manica and half of కుంచము (kuñcamu)
- (botany) Bauhinia racemosa (tree)
References
- "అడ్డ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 37
- అడ్డ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అడ్డ”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications