మామిడి

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Telugu

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Etymology

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First part from Proto-Dravidian *mām (mango). Cognate with Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Malayalam മാ (), Tamil மா (). Second part related to Kannada ಮಿಡಿ (miḍi).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /maːmiɖi/

Noun

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మామిడి (māmiḍi? (plural మామిళ్ళు)

  1. (botany) mango (tree), Mangifera indica

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kolami: మామ్డీ (māmḍī), మాండి (māṇḍi), [script needed] (māmṛi)
  • Southeastern Kolami: [script needed] (māmṛi)

References

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  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “మామిడి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]