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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paṇ-V- (“work”).[1][2] Cognate with Tamil பணி (paṇi), Malayalam പണി (paṇi).
Pronunciation
Noun
పని • (pani) n (plural పనులు)
- work
- Synonyms: కెలస (kelasa), కార్యము (kāryamu)
- employment
- Synonyms: కొలువు (koluvu), ఉద్యోగము (udyōgamu)
- service
- Synonyms: కొలువు (koluvu), ఊడిగము (ūḍigamu), సేవ (sēva), ఉపాసన (upāsana)
- business
- Synonyms: కెలస (kelasa), వ్యాపారము (vyāpāramu)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3884”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.