ಪೊೞ್ತು

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Old Kannada

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *poẓutu. Cognate with Tamil பொழுது (poḻutu), Malayalam പൊഴുത് (poḻutŭ), Telugu ప్రొద్దు (proddu, sun, time), Gondi [script needed] (poṛd, sun, hour).

Noun

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ಪೊೞ್ತು (poḻtu)

  1. time
  2. the sun

Descendants

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  • Middle Kannada: ಪೊರ್ತು (portu)
    • Kannada: ಹೊತ್ತು (hottu)

Further reading

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