పండు

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See also: పిండు

Telugu[edit]

రకరకాల పండ్లు.

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

పండు • (paṇḍu)

  2. ripe, mature

Verb[edit]

పండు • (paṇḍu)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviated from పడుండు (paḍuṇḍu).

Verb[edit]

పండు • (paṇḍu)

  2. To lie down.
    Synonym: తెండు (teṇḍu)

References[edit]

  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “పండు”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]
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