అడ్డ
Telugu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɖːa/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha, “half”), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha). Doublet of అర్ధము (ardhamu).
Noun
అడ్డ • (aḍḍa) n (plural అడ్డలు)
- a dry measure equal to twice the measure called manica and half of కుంచము (kuñcamu)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
అడ్డ • (aḍḍa) n (plural అడ్డలు)
Derived terms
- అడ్డాకు (aḍḍāku, “Phanera vahlii leaf”)
References
- "అడ్డ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 37
- అడ్డ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అడ్డ”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications