వేడు

See also: వాడు, విడు, and వీడు

Telugu

Alternative forms

వేఁడు (vēn̆ḍu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with వేడుక (vēḍuka, “festival, joy”), Tamil வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to desire, beg”), Kannada ಬೇಡು (bēḍu, “to wish, desire”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋeːɖu/

Verb

వేడు • (vēḍu)

to pray, beg, solicit, beseech, implore, entreat, plead
to request, ask
to wish, desire

References

"వేడు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 501
"వేడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1227
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vēṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.

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