వండు

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Duruwa [script needed] (vend-, “to cook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋaɳɖu/

Verb

వండు • (vaṇḍu) (causal వండించు)

1. to cook, boil (food, oil, etc.)
2. to distill (spirits)
3. to fuse iron

Synonyms

• వంటచేయు (vaṇṭacēyu)

References

• "వండు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1125