వేడి

See also: వడి

Telugu

Alternative forms

వేఁడి (vēn̆ḍi)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *wec- (“heat”). Cognate with Kannada ಬಿಸಿಲು (bisilu, “sunshine”), Malayalam വെയിൽ (veyil), Tamil வெயில் (veyil, “sunshine”), Tulu ಬಿಸುಲ್ (bisulŭ, “sunshine”). Related to వేచు (vēcu, “to fry, grill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋeːɖi/

Noun

వేడి • (vēḍi) ? (plural వేళ్ళు)

(physics) heat, warmth

Adjective

వేడి • (vēḍi)

hot, warm

Antonyms

చల్ల (calla)

References

"వేడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1227
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vē”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.

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