గొడుగు
See also: గిడుగు
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *koṭay. Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಡೆ (koḍe), Malayalam കുട (kuṭa) Tamil குடை (kuṭai). A reanalysis of గొడుగులు (goḍugulu), which was originally pluralized as గొడు-గులు (goḍu-gulu) and later analysed as గొడుగు-లు (goḍugu-lu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɖuɡu/
Noun
గొడుగు • (goḍugu) n (plural గొడుగులు)
Descendants
- → Kuvi: ଗୁଉଡ଼୍ଗୁଉ (gūṛgū), ଗୁଡ଼୍ଗୁ (guṛgu), ଗୁଦୁଗୁ (gudugu)
References
- "గొడుగు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 387