ಕೞ್ತೆ

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Old Kannada

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *kaẓutay (donkey). Cognate with Tamil கழுதை (kaḻutai).

Noun

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ಕೞ್ತೆ (kaḻte)

  1. donkey, ass

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಕತ್ತೆ (katte)

Further reading

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  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಕೞ್ತೆ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu