అండ
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil அண்டை (aṇṭai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɳɖa/
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Noun
అండ • (aṇḍa) ? (plural అండలు)
- nearness, closeness, behind
- support
- assistance, protection, patronage
- ఆయన అండ చేరి ఉన్నాను. ― āyana aṇḍa cēri unnānu. ― I am under his protection.
Related terms
- అండగొను (aṇḍagonu, “to seek support in”)
- అండదండ (aṇḍadaṇḍa)
References
- "అండ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 009