[Tel. cf. Tam. avan. The Drav. base of the word is a or a = that. The primitive form is adu he cf. adi. The sound of va (V) is added to facilitate the pronounciation.] pron. in the third person masculine singular. He, that man, a purusudu. Gen. vadi or vani his. Dative vadiki or vaniki to him. plu. varu. vandlu, varalu or vandruthey. varu tamatama yindlakupoyinaru they all went to their respective houses. vadikivade he himself. varikivare they themselves. It is added to the genitive of a noun. intivadu the owner of the house, the house owner. gurrapuvadu a horsekeeper. ravipativaru the people of the Ravipati family. tappetavadu he of the drum, the drummer. akkadivaru the people of that place. vadu navadu he is a man of mine, i.e., he is my kinsman, my relation. atanivaru his relations, his friends, his people. It is also added to verbal participles. poyevadu the man who goes. padevadu he who sings, the singer. adevaru those who play, the players. vellevada O passer by! Added to adjectives, it forms the corresponding nouns. mancivadu a good man. ceddavadu a bad man. musalivadu an old man. cinnavadu a boy. peddavaru old folks. cinnavaru young folks.