"వాడు" meaning in Telugu

See వాడు in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ʋaːɖu/ Forms: vāḍu [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Telugu వాఁడు (vāṅḍu), from Old Telugu వాండు (vāṇḍu), వాన్ౚు (vānṟ̄u), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *awanṯu, cognate with Tamil அவன் (avaṉ), Malayalam അവൻ (avaṉ), Kannada ಅವನು (avanu). Etymology templates: {{inh|te|dra-ote|వాండు}} Old Telugu వాండు (vāṇḍu), {{inh|te|dra-pro|*a-|*awanṯu}} Proto-Dravidian *awanṯu, {{cog|ta|அவன்}} Tamil அவன் (avaṉ), {{cog|ml|അവൻ}} Malayalam അവൻ (avaṉ), {{cog|kn|ಅವನು}} Kannada ಅವನು (avanu) Head templates: {{head|te|pronoun}} వాడు • (vāḍu)
  1. he (3rd-person singular masculine informal distal pronoun).
    Sense id: en-వాడు-te-pron-Rx-9tMiC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 0 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 0 16 15 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 75 0 13 12 Disambiguation of Telugu pronouns: 82 18
  2. that man
    Sense id: en-వాడు-te-pron-LHlcKcSv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: వాఁడు (vān̆ḍu)
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: Telugu pronouns imply varying levels of formality. In this chart, the top entry in any cell is the most informal, while the bottom is the most formal, వాడుఅతను (atanu), అతడుఆయనవారు (vāru), వాళ్లువారు (vāru), వీడుఇతనుఈయనవీరు (vīru), వీళ్లువీరు (vīru), అదిఆమెఆవిడవారు (vāru), ఇదిఈమెఈవిడవీరు (vīru), అది (adi), అవి (avi), ఇది (idi), ఇవి (ivi), తాను (tānu), తాము (tāmu), -

Verb

IPA: /ʋaːɖu/ Forms: vāḍu [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Malayalam വാടുക (vāṭuka), Tamil வாடு (vāṭu). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|വാടുക}} Malayalam വാടുക (vāṭuka), {{cog|ta|வாடு}} Tamil வாடு (vāṭu) Head templates: {{head|te|verb}} వాడు • (vāḍu)
  1. to use, make use of, employ.
    Sense id: en-వాడు-te-verb-DSlGTfBP
  2. to fade, wither. Synonyms: వాడిపోవు, మ్లానమగు
    Sense id: en-వాడు-te-verb-tav6mtY-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: వాఁడు (vān̆ḍu) Derived forms: వాడుక (vāḍuka)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "dra-ote",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Tamil அவன் (avaṉ)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "అతడుఆయనవారు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "వాళ్లువారు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "వీడుఇతనుఈయనవీరు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vīru",
      "word": "వీళ్లువీరు"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "అదిఆమెఆవిడవారు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vīru",
      "word": "ఇదిఈమెఈవిడవీరు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "adi",
      "word": "అది"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "avi",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "idi",
      "word": "ఇది"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ivi",
      "word": "ఇవి"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tānu",
      "word": "తాను"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tāmu",
      "word": "తాము"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "65 0 18 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 0 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 0 13 12",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "he (3rd-person singular masculine informal distal pronoun)."
      ],
      "id": "en-వాడు-te-pron-Rx-9tMiC",
      "links": [
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          "he",
          "he"
        ],
        [
          "distal",
          "distal#English"
        ]
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        "that man"
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʋaːɖu/"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "roman": "vāḍuka",
      "word": "వాడుక"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "romanization"
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        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "to use, make use of, employ."
      ],
      "id": "en-వాడు-te-verb-DSlGTfBP",
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fade, wither."
      ],
      "id": "en-వాడు-te-verb-tav6mtY-",
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        [
          "fade",
          "fade"
        ],
        [
          "wither",
          "wither"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "వాడిపోవు"
        },
        {
          "word": "మ్లానమగు"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    "Telugu Association of North America"
  ],
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    "Telugu terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms inherited from Old Telugu",
    "Telugu terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Telugu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "romanization"
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "the top entry in any cell is the most informal"
    },
    {
      "word": "while the bottom is the most formal"
    },
    {
      "roman": "atanu",
      "word": "వాడుఅతను"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "అతడుఆయనవారు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "వాళ్లువారు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vīru",
      "word": "వీడుఇతనుఈయనవీరు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vīru",
      "word": "వీళ్లువీరు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāru",
      "word": "అదిఆమెఆవిడవారు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vīru",
      "word": "ఇదిఈమెఈవిడవీరు"
    },
    {
      "roman": "adi",
      "word": "అది"
    },
    {
      "roman": "avi",
      "word": "అవి"
    },
    {
      "roman": "idi",
      "word": "ఇది"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ivi",
      "word": "ఇవి"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tānu",
      "word": "తాను"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāmu",
      "word": "తాము"
    },
    {
      "word": "-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "he (3rd-person singular masculine informal distal pronoun)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "he",
          "he"
        ],
        [
          "distal",
          "distal#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that man"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋaːɖu/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "vān̆ḍu",
      "word": "వాఁడు"
    }
  ],
  "word": "వాడు"
}

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  ],
  "derived": [
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      "word": "వాడుక"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Telugu",
  "lang_code": "te",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to use, make use of, employ."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fade, wither."
      ],
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        [
          "fade",
          "fade"
        ],
        [
          "wither",
          "wither"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "వాడిపోవు"
        },
        {
          "word": "మ్లానమగు"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋaːɖu/"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "word": "వాఁడు"
    }
  ],
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    "Telugu Association of North America"
  ],
  "word": "వాడు"
}

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