తోడు

Telugu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪oːɖu/

Noun

తోడు • (tōḍun (plural తోళ్ళు)

  1. (affix) swearing an oath
    నీతోడు.
    tōḍu.
    I swear by you.
  2. sister
  3. aid, help, convoy
  4. helper, companion
    ఇంటి పిల్లికి పొరుగింటి పిల్లి తోడు.
    iṇṭi pilliki porugiṇṭi pilli tōḍu.
    The neighbour's cat is the ally of the house cat.

Derived terms

Verb

తోడు • (tōḍu)

  1. to draw up or take up (as in water)
    Synonym: చేదు (cēdu)

References

"తోడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 565