ఆవిపట్టు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of ఆవి (āvi, “steam, vapour”) +‎ పట్టు (paṭṭu, “to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːʋipaʈːu/

Verb

ఆవిపట్టు • (āvipaṭṭu)

1. To inhale steam.
2. To pass steam over (e.g., over one's face).

References

• "ఆవి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 127