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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *enṯ-. Doublet of ఎండ (eṇḍa).
Pronunciation
Verb
ఎండు • (eṇḍu)
- To dry up, to become dry, to become lean or withered.
- (in particular) to sun-dry.
Noun
ఎండు • (eṇḍu) ? (plural ఎంళ్ళు)
- dry, dried.
References
- "ఎండు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179
- ఎండు 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), “ఎండు”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications