పొడి
Telugu
Etymology
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொடி (poṭi, “to be broken to pieces (as rice), become pulverized; powder”), Kannada ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), Tulu ಪುಡಿ (puḍi), and Malayalam പൊടി (poṭi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɖi/
- Rhymes: -ɖi
Noun
పొడి • (poḍi) ? (plural పొళ్ళు)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- పొడికొట్టు (poḍikoṭṭu, “to powder”)
- పొడిచేయు (poḍicēyu, “to powder”)
- ముక్కుపొడి (mukkupoḍi, “snuff”)
Adjective
పొడి • (poḍi)
Synonyms
- ఎండిన (eṇḍina)
Antonyms
- తడి (taḍi, “wet”)
Derived terms
- పొడిదగ్గు (poḍidaggu, “dry cough”)
References
- "పొడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 810
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “poṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 396.