అంటు

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಟು (aṇṭu)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /aɳʈu/

Verb

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అంటు (aṇṭu) (causal అంటించు)

  1. to touch
  2. to anoint, to smear or rub over with oil etc.
    తలంటుtalaṇṭuto anoint the head

Noun

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అంటు (aṇṭu? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. touch
  2. uncleanness, defilement by touch
  3. untouchability during the menstrual period
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Noun

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అంటు (aṇṭu? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. a graft, grafted branch.
    అంటుమామిడి చెట్టుaṇṭumāmiḍi ceṭṭua graft mango tree
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References

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"అంటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 8