గుండు
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil குண்டு (kuṇṭu, “ball”), Kannada ಗುಣ್ಡು (guṇḍu, “anything globular”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
గుండు • (guṇḍu) ? (plural గుంళ్ళు)
- a cylindrical or spherical object
- a round stone
- a cannonball or bullet
- a lump
- a weight (or stone) for scales
- a hill
- a polishing stone used by masons in plastering
Adjective[edit]
గుండు • (guṇḍu)
References[edit]
- "గుండు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 163
- "గుండు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 372
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kuṇṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.