నాడు

See also: నేడు, నీడ, నుడి, నిండు, నడ, and నాడి

Telugu

Alternative forms

నాఁడు (nān̆ḍu)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪aːɖu/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nāṭu. Cognate with Kannada ನಾಡು (nāḍu), Malayalam നാട് (nāṭŭ), Tamil நாடு (nāṭu).

Noun

నాడు • (nāḍu) ? (plural నాళ్ళు)

A land, a country, a district.
తమిళనాడు
tamiḷanāḍu
Tamil Nadu

Derived terms

తూర్పునాడు (tūrpunāḍu, “the eastern district”)
పలనాడు (palanāḍu)
వేగినాడు (vēgināḍu, “the Vegi country”)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

నాడు • (nāḍu) ? (plural నాళ్ళు)

A day
Synonyms: దినము (dinamu), దివసము (divasamu), రోజు (rōju)
A portion of time in history or characterized by particular events or circumstances.

Derived terms

ఆనాడు (ānāḍu, “that day”)
ఈనాడు (īnāḍu, “this day”)

References

Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
"నాడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 642

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