తోడునీడ

Telugu

Etymology

From తోడు (tōḍu, “companion”) +‎ నీడ (nīḍa, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oːɖuniːɖa/

Noun

తోడునీడ • (tōḍunīḍa) n (plural తోడునీడలు)

1. shadow, constant companion

References

• "నీడ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 668