పెంటిక

See also: పాడి, పాడె, పీడ, పేడి, పైడి, and పొడి

Telugu

Etymology

From పెంట (peṇṭa, “manure sweepings, dunghill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɳʈika/

Noun

పెంటిక • (peṇṭika) n (singular only)

1. Filth: the dung of sheep, goats, hares, deer, or rats.

   Synonym: మలము (malamu)

Coordinate terms

• పీయి (pīyi) (of humans or carnivores)
• పేడ (pēḍa) (of cattle)
• లద్ది (laddi) (of horses, asses, elephants, or camels)
• రెట్ట (reṭṭa) (of birds or fish)

References

• "పెంట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 789