വണ്ടി

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa), likely through Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 (bhaṇḍī).[1] Cognate with Kannada ಬಂಡಿ (baṇḍi), Tamil வண்டி (vaṇṭi), Telugu బండి (baṇḍi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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വണ്ടി (vaṇṭi)

  1. vehicle
    Synonym: വാഹനം (vāhanaṁ)

References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9.