చట్ట

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சட்டை (caṭṭai), Malayalam ചട്ട (caṭṭa), Kannada ಚಟ್ಟೆ (caṭṭe). Compare Sanskrit छद् (chad). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaʈːa/, [t͡ʃaʈːa]

Noun

చట్ట • (caṭṭa) n (plural చట్టలు)

1. the outside of the thigh
2. a small sack
3. a jacket, coat

   Synonyms: ఱవిక (ṟavika), కుప్పసము (kuppasamu)

4. a coating

   Synonym: పూత (pūta)

Derived terms

• అరచట్ట (aracaṭṭa, “bodice”)
• నిడుచట్ట (niḍucaṭṭa, “bodice”)

References

• "చట్ట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 440