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Telugu
Etymology
Related to వేడు (vēḍu, “to pray, desire”). Cognate with Tamil வேடிக்கை (vēṭikkai).
Pronunciation
Noun
వేడుక • (vēḍuka) n (plural వేడుకలు)
- spectacle, display, show, pomp, feast, festival, ceremony
- Synonyms: పండుగ (paṇḍuga), పబ్బము (pabbamu), తద్దె (tadde), జాతర (jātara), విందు (vindu), ఉత్సవము (utsavamu)
- curiosity, interest, joy, glee, delight
References
- "వేడుక" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 501
- "వేడుక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1227
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vēṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.