అత్త
See also: అత్తి
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil அத்தை (attai, “mother-in-law, paternal aunt”)
Pronunciation
Noun
అత్త • (atta) ? (plural అత్తలు)
- mother-in-law
- అత్త చచ్చిన ఆరు మాసాలకు కోడలి కంట నీరు వచ్చినదట
- atta caccina āru māsālaku kōḍali kaṇṭa nīru vaccinadaṭa
- Six months after the death of the mother-in-law, tears came into the eyes of the daughter-in-law.
- paternal aunt (father's sister)
- maternal uncle's wife
Related terms
- మేనత్త (mēnatta)
References
- "అత్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}