పండు

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See also: పిండు

Telugu

రకరకాల పండ్లు.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-. Cognate with Kannada ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu), Malayalam പഴം (paḻaṁ), Tamil பழம் (paḻam).

Noun

పండు (paṇḍun (plural పండ్లు)

  1. (botany) fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization)
    Synonyms: పిందె (pinde), ఫలము (phalamu)

Adjective

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. ripe, mature

Verb

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. To ripen, grow ripe, mature.
    Synonym: ఫలించు (phaliñcu)

Etymology 2

Abbreviated from పడుండు (paḍuṇḍu).

Verb

పండు (paṇḍu)

  1. To lie down.
    Synonym: తెండు (teṇḍu)

References

  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “పండు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]