మూడు

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See also: మాడు

Telugu

Telugu cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : మూడు (mūḍu)
    Ordinal : మూడవ (mūḍava)
    Adverbial : మూడుసార్లు (mūḍusārlu)
    Multiplier : మూడింతలు (mūḍintalu)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Telugu మూన్ౚు (mūnṟ̄u), from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu. Cognate with Kannada ಮೂರು (mūru), Tamil மூன்று (mūṉṟu), Malayalam മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ), Tulu ಮೂಜಿ (mūji).

Pronunciation

Numeral

మూడు (mūḍu)

  1. 3 (Telugu numeral: (3))

Noun

మూడు (mūḍun (plural మూళ్ళు)

  1. three
    Synonyms: రెండునొకటి (reṇḍunokaṭi), త్రయము (trayamu)

Adjective

మూడు (mūḍu)

  1. three

Verb

మూడు (mūḍu)

  1. To happen, to befall.
  2. To end, close, terminate.
    వానికి ఆయువు మూడినది.
    vāniki āyuvu mūḍinadi.
    His days are ended.

Coordinate terms

References

"మూడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1015