జోడు

See also: జడ and జోడీ

Telugu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yewg-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *yugtós

Sanskrit युक्त (yukta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei)

Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa)bor.

Telugu జోడు (jōḍu)

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa); see there for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑoːɖu/, [d͡ʒoːɖu]

Noun

జోడు • (jōḍu) ? (plural జోళ్ళు)

1. a pair, or couple
2. equality of size
3. shoes, sandals
4. armor, mail

References

• “జోడు” in Peter Percival (1862) Telugu-English Dictionary, Madras: Public Instruction Press, page 224
• "జోడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 485