పెట్టుకొను

See also: పట్టుకొను

Telugu

Etymology

పెట్టు (peṭṭu) +‎ కొను (konu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peʈːukonu/

Verb

పెట్టుకొను • (peṭṭukonu)

1. To keep, or put, for one's own advantage or use

   అతడు తన కొడుకునకు తండ్రిపేరు పెట్టుకొన్నాడు.

   ataḍu tana koḍukunaku taṇḍripēru peṭṭukonnāḍu.

   He gave the boy his father's name.

2. to put on things other than clothes, e.g. [jewelry]], bangles, glasses, watch, accessories, etc.
3. to feel, experience, suffer from
4. to undertake, be engaged upon, busy oneself with
5. to have a relationship with

References

• "పెట్టుకొను" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 347
• "పెట్టు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 787