పడుచు

See also: పొడుచు, పండించు, పూడ్చు, పీడించు, and పాడించు

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɖut͡ɕu/, [paɖut͡ʃu]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil படுசி (paṭuci, “a young one”), Kannada ಪಡತಿ (paḍati, “woman”).^[1]

Alternative forms

• పడుౘు (paḍuĉu)

Adjective

పడుచు • (paḍucu)

1. young, youthful

Noun

పడుచు • (paḍucu) ? (plural పడుచులు)

1. a girl, damsel, maiden, young woman

   పల్లెపడుచు

   pallepaḍucu

   village girl

2. a boy, a youth

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil பட்டி (paṭṭi, “lawless, unbridled person”), படிறு (paṭiṟu, “lying, deceit”), Kannada ಪಡಪು (paḍapu, “adultery”).^[2]

Verb

పడుచు • (paḍucu)

1. to solicit (as a prostitute)

References

• "పడుచు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 316
• "పడుచు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 706

1. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “paṭṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343.
2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “paṭṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.