పొత్తు
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]పొందు (pondu)
Etymology
[edit]This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொது (potu), Malayalam പൊതു (potu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]పొత్తు • (pottu) n (plural పొత్తులు)
- friendship
- పోరు నష్టము, పొత్తు లాభము.
- pōru naṣṭamu, pottu lābhamu.
- quarrelling is a loss, friendship is a gain.
- partnership, holding in common
Derived terms
[edit]- పొత్తుకత్తె (pottukatte, “female friend”)
- పొత్తుకాడు (pottukāḍu, “male friend”)
- పొత్తూరు (pottūru)
References
[edit]- "పొత్తు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 812