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Telugu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil குண்டு (kuṇṭu, “ball”), Kannada ಗುಣ್ಡು (guṇḍu, “anything globular”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡuɳɖu/
Noun
గుండు • (guṇḍu) ? (plural గుంళ్ళు)
- a cylindrical or spherical object
- a round stone
- a cannonball or bullet
- a lump
- a weight (or stone) for scales
- a hill
- a polishing stone used by masons in plastering
Adjective
గుండు • (guṇḍu)
- round, globular, spherical
References
- "గుండు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 163
- "గుండు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 372
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.