போத்து

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Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /poːt̪ːʊ/, [poːt̪ːɯ]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt-. Cognate with Telugu పోతు (pōtu), Malayalam പോത്ത് (pōttŭ).

Noun[edit]

போத்து • (pōttu)

  1. a male animal

Etymology 2[edit]

From பொத்து (pottu).

Noun[edit]

போத்து • (pōttu)

  1. hole, hollow
    Synonym: பொந்து (pontu)
  2. lair den
  3. vice, fault

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “போத்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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