చెద

See also: చేదు

Telugu

termites or white ants

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Tamil சிதல் (cital), Kannada ಗೆದ್ದಲು (geddalu) or ಗೆಜ್ಜಲು (gejjalu), Malayalam ചിതൽ (cital).

Noun

చెద • (ceda) ? (plural చెదలు)

A termite or white ant.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:చెద.

Derived terms

చెదపురుగు (cedapurugu)

References

"చెద" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 428

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