కాసు

See also: కసి and కొస

Telugu

Coins of different types.

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil காசு (kācu), Kannada ಕಾಸು (kāsu), Malayalam കാശ് (kāśŭ), Toda கோஸ் (kōs), Tulu ಕಾಸ್ (kāsŭ), Gondi కాసు (kāsu). Not related to English cash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaːsu]

Noun

కాసు • (kāsu) ? (plural కాసులు)

1. A small copper coin, pie
2. A coin in general, whether gold, silver or copper.

Proper noun

కాసు • (kāsu)

1. a surname

References

• "కాసు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}