ఒద్దు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ఒద్దు (oddu)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /od̪ːu/

Verb

ఒద్దు • (oddu)

1. negative of కావాలి (kāvāli, “to be wanted”): is (are) not required; not wanted

   సుమకు టీ ఒద్దు.

   sumaku ṭī oddu.

   Suma does not want tea.

Usage notes

• Defective verb that does not inflect for tense, person, or aspect.
• ఒద్దు (oddu) tends to negate కావాలి (kāvāli) in the "want" sense.
• అక్కర్లేదు (akkarlēdu) tends to negate కావాలి (kāvāli) in the "need" sense.

Coordinate terms

• అక్కర్లేదు (akkarlēdu)

References

• ఒద్దు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)