పండు

See also: పిండు

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɳɖu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-. Cognate with Kannada ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu), Malayalam പഴം (paḻaṁ), Tamil பழம் (paḻam).

Noun

పండు • (paṇḍu) n (plural పండ్లు)

  2. (botany) fruit (the seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization)
    Synonyms: పిందె (pinde), ఫలము (phalamu)

Adjective

పండు • (paṇḍu)

  2. ripe, mature

Verb

పండు • (paṇḍu)

  2. to ripen, grow ripe, mature
    Synonym: ఫలించు (phaliñcu)

Etymology 2

Abbreviated from పడుండు (paḍuṇḍu).

Verb

పండు • (paṇḍu)

  2. to lie down
    Synonym: తెండు (teṇḍu)
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