గుడి

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɖi/
• Rhymes: -ɖi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV. Doublet of గుడ్డు (guḍḍu).

Noun

గుడి • (guḍi) n (plural గుళ్ళు)

1. a circle
2. the name of the secondary form of the vowel ఇ (i)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Kannada ಗುಡಿ (guḍi), Tamil குடி (kuṭi). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

గుడి • (guḍi) n (plural గుళ్ళు)

1. a temple

   Synonyms: ఆలయము (ālayamu), దేవాలయము (dēvālayamu)

Derived terms

• గర్భగుడి (garbhaguḍi)
• గుడిప్రదక్షిణము (guḍipradakṣiṇamu)
• గుడిబండ (guḍibaṇḍa)
• గుడివాడ (guḍivāḍa)

References

• గుడి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
• Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “గుడి”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 301.

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