విందు
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with వింత (vinta, “oddity, marvel”), Tamil விருந்து (viruntu, “banquet; guest, newcomer; freshness”), Malayalam വിരുന്ന് (virunnŭ, “entertainment, feast”), Kannada ಬಿರ್ದು (birdu, “banquet, feasting”).[1]
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʋin̪d̪u/, [ʋind̪u]
Noun
విందు • (vindu) ? (plural విందులు)
- a treat, entertainment, banquet, dinner, feast
- an invitation
- hospitality
- a guest
- a relation
References
- "విందు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 482
- "విందు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1170
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5415, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.
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