ఈత

See also: ఈఁత

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːt̪a/
• Rhymes: -త

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.

Alternative forms

• ఈఁత (īn̆ta)

Noun

ఈత • (īta) ? (plural ఈతలు)

1. wild date tree.

Derived terms

• ఈతకల్లు (ītakallu)
• ఈతచెట్టు (ītaceṭṭu)
• ఈతపండు (ītapaṇḍu)

 

Etymology 2

From ఈదు (īdu, “to swim”).

Noun

ఈత • (īta) ? (plural ఈతలు)

A freestyle swimming stroke animation.

1. swimming

Synonyms

• ఈదుట (īduṭa)

Derived terms

• ఈతకొట్టు (ītakoṭṭu)
• ఈతకొలను (ītakolanu)
• ఎదురీత (edurīta)

 

Etymology 3

Noun

ఈత • (īta) ? (plural ఈతలు)

1. bringing forth young, calving.

References

Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “ఈత”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]