Re: Meanings/Etymology
Ramakrishna S. Pillalamarri (pkrishna@ARL.MIL)
Tue, 29 Apr 97 23:41:37 EDT
Most of my friends know of my refrain - ayya vArEm cEstunnAranTE ...
Actually, "cEsina pApam cepitE pOtundiTa". andukanEnEmO, catholic
church-lalO confessional booths unDaTam.
"kanduva" anna padAniki artham nAku teliyadu. pakkanE Sabda-ratnAkaram
unnA, teesi cUDalEdu. nA daggarunna bhAgavatam edition-lOnE foot-note-lO
"vAna-kanduva"=varsha Rtuvu ani unTE adi rAsAnu.
The word has such a veriety of meanings, it is really surprising. Many a
time one can see a coomon thread running through seemingly different
meanings of a word, but I am afraid I can't see that here.
Ramakrishna