కట్ట

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Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably cognate with Tamil கற்றை (kaṟṟai, collection, bundle), Malayalam കറ്റ (kaṟṟa​, bundle), Kannada ಕನ್ತೆ (kante, bundle). Alternatively, related to Etymology 2.[1]

Noun

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కట్ట (kaṭṭa? (plural కట్టలు)

  1. a bundle, pack, office file
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Cognate with కట్టు (kaṭṭu, to tie, bind), గట్టు (gaṭṭu, embankment), Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu, to tie, fasten), and Sanskrit घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, wharf), the latter a Dravidian borrowing.”

Noun

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కట్ట (kaṭṭa? (plural కట్టలు)

  1. a bank, shore
  2. a dam, embankment
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Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably an onomatopoeic formation?”

Interjection

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కట్ట (kaṭṭa)

  1. alas!

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1400”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.