ఎండ
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *enṯ-. Cognate with Tamil என்று (eṉṟu, “sun”). Doublet of ఎండు (eṇḍu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɳɖa/
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Noun
ఎండ • (eṇḍa) n (plural ఎండలు)
- heat
- glare, radiance
- sunlight, sunshine
- Synonyms: ఆతపము (ātapamu), ప్రకాశము (prakāśamu), సూర్యప్రకాశము (sūryaprakāśamu)
Derived terms
- నీరెండ (nīreṇḍa, “soft sunshine”)
References
- "ఎండ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179
- ఎండ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)