రైతు
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”). Cognate with Kannada ರೈತ (raita).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
రైతు • (raitu) n (plural రైతులు)
- (historical) ryot; peasant, cultivator.
- a farmer.
Synonyms[edit]
- రయితు (rayitu)
References[edit]
- "రయితు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1066
- "రైతు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 458