పొడి

See also: పాడి, పాడె, పీడ, పేడ, పేడి, and పైడి

Telugu

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொடி (poṭi, “to be broken to pieces (as rice), become pulverized; powder”), Kannada ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), Tulu ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), and Malayalam പൊടി (poṭi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poɖi/

Noun

పొడి • (poḍi) ? (plural పొళ్ళు)

powder; the fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding or grinding

Synonyms

గుండ (guṇḍa)
చూర్ణము (cūrṇamu)

Derived terms

పొడికొట్టు (poḍikoṭṭu, “to powder”)
పొడిచేయు (poḍicēyu, “to powder”)
ముక్కుపొడి (mukkupoḍi, “snuff”)

Adjective

పొడి • (poḍi)

free from moisture - dry
powdered

Synonyms

ఎండిన (eṇḍina)

Antonyms

తడి (taḍi, “wet”)

Derived terms

పొడిదగ్గు (poḍidaggu, “dry cough”)

References

"పొడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 810
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “poṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396.

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