ఓటు

Telugu

Etymology 1

From ఓడు (ōḍu, “to lose, be defeated”).

Noun

ఓటు • (ōṭu) n (plural ఓట్లు)

1. defeat, loss

Derived terms

• ఓటుచేయు (ōṭucēyu, “to deceive, defeat”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English vote.

Alternative forms

• వోటు (vōṭu)

Noun

ఓటు • (ōṭu) n (plural ఓట్లు)

1. vote

Derived terms

• ఓటువేయు (ōṭuvēyu, “to vote”)

References

• "ఓటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 217
• "ఓటు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 201
• ఓటు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)