ಪೊೞ್ತು

Old Kannada

Etymology

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

ಪೊೞ್ತು (poḻtu)

1. time
2. the sun

Descendants

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

Further reading

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