మెదడు
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *metVẓ (“brain”). Cognate with Tamil மிதழ் (mitaḻ), Kannada ಮೆದುಳು (meduḷu). Compare Marathi मेंदू (mendū).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
మెదడు • (medaḍu) ? (plural మెదళ్ళు)
Derived terms[edit]
- చిన్నమెదడు (cinnamedaḍu, “cerebellum”)
- పెద్దమెదడు (peddamedaḍu, “cerebrum”)
References[edit]
- "మెదడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1022