బండి

See also: బండ, బేడ, బాడీ, and బడి

Telugu

Etymology

Perhaps from Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 (bhaṇḍī), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa).[1] Cognate with Kannada ಬಂಡಿ (baṇḍi), Tamil வண்டி (vaṇṭi), Malayalam വണ്ടി (vaṇṭi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɳɖi/

Noun

బండి • (baṇḍi) n (plural బంళ్ళు)

cart, carriage, coach
Synonyms: తేరు (tēru), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)
(by extension) car
Synonym: తేరు (tēru)
vehicle
Synonyms: వాహనము (vāhanamu), రథము (rathamu)

Derived terms

ఎద్దులబండి (eddulabaṇḍi, “bullock cart”)
గూడుబండి (gūḍubaṇḍi, “covered cart”)
రైలుబండి (railubaṇḍi, “railway carriage”)

References

"బండి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 864

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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