మంది

See also: మంద, మందు, మది, మీద, మాది, ముందు, and -మంది

See also: -మంది

Telugu

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil மந்தை (mantai, “flock, herd”), Kannada ಮಂದಿ (mandi, “folk, public”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

మంది • (mandi) ? (plural మందులు)

1. people
2. a number, crowd, or collection of persons.
3. a retinue

References

• "మంది" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 937
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mantai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 415.