బండి

See also: బండ, బేడ, బాడీ, and బడి

Telugu

Etymology

Perhaps from Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 (bhaṇḍī), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa). Cognate with Kannada ಬಂಡಿ (baṇḍi), Tamil வண்டி (vaṇṭi), Malayalam വണ്ടി (vaṇṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɳɖi/

Noun

బండి • (baṇḍi) n (plural బంళ్ళు)

1. cart, carriage, coach

   Synonyms: తేరు (tēru), రథము (rathamu), శకటము (śakaṭamu)

2. (by extension) car

   Synonym: తేరు (tēru)

3. vehicle

   Synonyms: వాహనము (vāhanamu), రథము (rathamu)

Derived terms

• ఎద్దులబండి (eddulabaṇḍi, “bullock cart”)
• గూడుబండి (gūḍubaṇḍi, “covered cart”)
• రైలుబండి (railubaṇḍi, “railway carriage”)

References

• "బండి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 864