మాడు

See also: మూడు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu, “to kindle (as fire)”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːɖu/

Verb

మాడు • (māḍu) (causal మాడించు)

  1. to be burnt or scorched

Noun

మాడు • (māḍu) ? (plural మాళ్ళు)

  1. rice or any other food burnt in cooking
  2. The gable end of a house

References
  1. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4801, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 426.
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