కొట్టము

See also: కట్టాము

Telugu

Etymology 1

Derived from Prakrit goṭṭha, from Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭha).

Noun

కొట్టము • (koṭṭamu) n (plural కొట్టములు)

1. a pent roofed chamber or house as distinguished from మిద్దె which is flat-roofed
2. pounding in a mortar
3. a stable for elephants or horses, or cattle
4. a kind of dance

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“fortress”).

Noun

కొట్టము • (koṭṭamu) n (plural కొట్టములు)

1. fort, fortress

References

• Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
• [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau