తడి

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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 తనియు (taniyu, to be satisfied or contented), Tamil தண் (taṇ, cold, cool, grace), Malayalam തണ് (taṇŭ, cold), Kannada ತಣ್ (taṇ, coolness, cold).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

తడి (taḍi? (plural తళ్ళు)

  1. damp, moisture
  2. water
  3. watering, irrigation (of a field)

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Adjective[edit]

తడి (taḍi)

  1. wet, damp, moist
    తడిబట్టtaḍibaṭṭaa wet cloth

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 3045, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.