జీడి
Telugu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಜಿಡಿ (jiḍi) and Tamil சிகிடிமா (cikiṭimā).[1]
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d͡ʑiːɖi/, [d͡ʒiːɖi]
Noun
జీడి • (jīḍi) n (plural జీళ్ళు)
- (botany) cashew (tree), Anacardium occidentale
- Synonym: జీడిమామిడి (jīḍimāmiḍi)
- (botany, dated) marking-nut (tree), Semecarpus anacardium
- Synonym: నల్లజీడి (nallajīḍi)
- caustic juice that exudes from the stalk of a mango and other related fruits soon after they are cut from the tree[2]
- white kernel inside of a mango stone
- taffy
Derived terms
- జీడికాయ (jīḍikāya)
- జీడిచెట్టు (jīḍiceṭṭu, “cashew tree”)
- జీడితోట (jīḍitōṭa, “cashew garden”)
- జీడిపండు (jīḍipaṇḍu, “cashew apple”)
- జీడిపప్పు (jīḍipappu, “cashew kernel”)
- జీడిపిక్క (jīḍipikka, “cashew nut”)
- జీడిపల్లి (jīḍipalli)
- జీడిమామిడి (jīḍimāmiḍi)
- జీడిసొన (jīḍisona)
References
- ^ University of Madras (1924–1936), “சிகிடிமா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- ^ https://te.wikibooks.org/wiki/వేమూరి_తెలుగు-ఇంగ్లీషు_నిఘంటువు/జ-ట-డ
- జీడి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)