పద

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /pad̪a/

Verb

పద • (pada)

  1. (intransitive) hurry up; let's start; get going
    నేను వస్తున్నాను. పద. ― nēnu vastunnānu. pada. ― I am also coming; get along.
  2. A clitic used after the a verb in the hortative as an invitation to join the activity immediately.
    మనం ఆడుకుంటాం పద. ― manaṁ āḍukuṇṭāṁ pada. ― Let us play; start right away.

Usage notes

  • Defective verb that is only used as an imperative. The plural/formal form is పదండి (padaṇḍi).

References

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (1985) A Grammar Of Modern Telugu‎[1], Delhi: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311
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