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Telugu
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *tanṯi (“father”). Compare Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Tamil தந்தை (tantai), Kui (India) (tanji), Duruwa तेंद (tend).
Pronunciation
Noun
తండ్రి • (taṇḍri) m (plural తండ్రులు)
- father
- Synonyms: నాన్న (nānna), అయ్య (ayya)
- Coordinate terms: తల్లి (talli), అమ్మ (amma)
Derived terms
References
- "తండ్రి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 498
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “తండ్రి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 327.