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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *et̠ayant̠u. Cognate with Tamil இறைவன் (iṟaivaṉ) and Kannada ಎರೆ (ere).
Pronunciation
Noun
ఱేడు • (ṟēḍu) m (plural ఱేళ్ళు)
- king, ruler
- Synonyms: ఏలిక (ēlika), దొర (dora), రాయడు (rāyaḍu), రాజు (rāju)
- lord, master
- Synonyms: దొర (dora), రాయడు (rāyaḍu), స్వామి (svāmi), భర్త (bharta)
- husband
- Synonyms: మగడు (magaḍu), పెనిమిటి (penimiṭi), భర్త (bharta), స్వామి (svāmi), పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍu)
Derived terms
- ఏటిఱేడు (ēṭiṟēḍu, “the ocean”)
- కడలిఱేడు (kaḍaliṟēḍu, “Lord Varuna”)
- కాటిఱేడు (kāṭiṟēḍu, “Lord Shiva”)
- కొండఱేడు (koṇḍaṟēḍu, “Lord Himavat”)
- చిలువలఱేడు (ciluvalaṟēḍu, “king of serpents”)
- నేలఱేడు (nēlaṟēḍu, “king, sovereign”)
- పుడమిఱేడు (puḍamiṟēḍu, “king”)
- మన్నుఱేడు (mannuṟēḍu, “king, sovereign”)
- రేఱేడు (rēṟēḍu, “the Moon”)
- వెన్నెలఱేడు (vennelaṟēḍu, “the Moon”)
References
- "రేడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1093
- ఱేడు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iṟai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52.