అంటు
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಟು (aṇṭu)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]అంటు • (aṇṭu) (causal అంటించు)
Noun
[edit]అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)
- touch
- uncleanness, defilement by touch
- untouchability during the menstrual period
Related terms
[edit]- అంటరాని (aṇṭarāni, “untouchable”)
- అంటరానితనము (aṇṭarānitanamu, “untouchability”)
- అంటరానివాడు (aṇṭarānivāḍu, “untouchable person”)
Noun
[edit]అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)
Related terms
[edit]- అంటుకట్టు (aṇṭukaṭṭu, “to graft”)
References
[edit]"అంటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 8